“See, a normal president wouldn’t do this. A normal president wants to stay away from aircraft,” Trump said Friday. “But our country has to be represented properly.” The Air Force said in a news release Friday that any plane deemed Air Force One “must meet rigorous security requirements” and that the Qatari plane “was modified under a disciplined engineering approach that prioritised these exact core capabilities above all else.” The Air Force also said, “much of the previous head of state interior layout” of the
plane was kept intact. The Air Force has said in the past that security modifications to the jet would cost less than $400 million. Trump’s efforts to reimagine the presidential airplane date back to his first administration, when he directed that an incoming fleet of new jets would adopt a colour scheme that was nearly identical to that of his personal airplane.
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So did they just fly around in a Qatar plane or what?
“Normal president wouldn’t do this” like ok sure. If it meets security requirements then why are we even arguing about the brand of the plane.
I’m confused because they said previous head of state interior layout was “kept intact” which sounds like they didn’t really change anything? Also $400 million sounds fake big but maybe that’s just repairs for the paint scheme like last time.
I don’t trust it. Qatar plane, modified, “disciplined engineering approach” whatever that means. Next thing you know the Air Force is gonna say the security mods cost way less than they actually did and then everyone acts surprised. Trump always doing airplane stuff like it’s a campaign stop.