Trump was flying around in his new Qatari jet and changed back to the old Air Force One in UK before launching the new strikes on Iran today.
President Donald Trump switched his new Qatari-gifted Air Force One for his flight from the NATO summit to the United Kingdom over concerns that the gifted aircraft lacks the secure communications systems and military defenses needed to safely manage a rapidly escalating conflict with Iran, according to two former national security officials familiar with the matter.
Instead, Trump flew from Ankara to a U.S. base in the United Kingdom in his original Air Force One. It was during that flight that Trump authorized additional strikes against Iran, following through on a threat he had made earlier that day to end the on-again, off-again ceasefire.
“This plane was built for aesthetics, not mission,” one former national security official said. “We know about its paint, its leather seats. But we don’t know its capabilities.”
A U.S. Air Force spokesperson declined to state why Trump shifted from the Qatari plane to the earlier Air Force One jet for his flight to the U.K, but said there was no concern about the jet’s abilities.
Trump was flying around in his new Qatari jet and changed back to the old Air Force One in UK before launching the new strikes on Iran today.
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