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(27,918 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2026, 02:49 PM Jul 8

Trump ditches Qatari jet as experts raise equipment concerns [View all]

By David Edwards
Published July 8, 2026 1:21 PM ET

President Donald Trump will fly his aging Air Force One out of Turkey, ditching the Qatari-gifted jet he calls "the world's most luxurious plane," a decision experts suggest was made based on security equipment concerns.

Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday that he'd fly the old plane from Turkey to the UK — sending the new jet ahead separately so U.S. troops could tour it. "For old time's sake," he wrote.

Andrew Feinberg, White House correspondent for The Independent, wrote on X, posited another reason for the switch.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-abandons-air-force-one/

Hey shit for brains................do you have chafe capabilities how about friend or foe radar capabilities' in your bribe plane..............bet you a fucking donut that you don't................ you brought it over so that you could try to bring people on board to woooo and ahhh........your criminality....then you sat in your chair waving your hands like a lunatic besmirching NATO allies and Zelensky just gave you a fucking cold ass stare...........did you report that to that dictator losing on average 1,300 men , woman and mercenaries and equipment in Ukraine.........what loser...........

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Trump ditches Qatari jet as experts raise equipment concerns [View all] turbinetree Jul 8 OP

;-{) THIS Goonch Jul 8 #1

With him going on and on about Iran trying to kill him. rogue emissary Jul 8 #2

Belgium pledged Trump a new jet at the NATO conference as a gesture of goodwill after the World Cup Prairie Gates Jul 8 #3

I don't get the joke. Please explain it. TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #17

Soccer ... world cup... Belgium beat USA 4 to 1 IcyPeas Jul 8 #20

The score!! Hahaha! TY! littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #22

Hey, I didn't get it either, til I saw the explanation. calimary Jul 8 #31

Is the paint peeling already? C_U_L8R Jul 8 #4

is algae growing on it? DBoon Jul 8 #6

Apparently, hydrogen peroxide will take care of it. C_U_L8R Jul 8 #45

He must think we're all idiots. Prairie_Seagull Jul 8 #5

Well, there are plenty of *other* concerns already ... like, you know, the whole bribery/grift thing. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #7

And the fact that it may be full of bugs. yardwork Jul 8 #8

Hopefully that includes bedbugs. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #9

😄😄😄 littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #15

His hotels and resorts are known for his bedbugs. Norrrm Jul 8 #37

Maybe he's the carrier. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #39

Germany could give Trump another Air Force One... BH liberal Jul 8 #10

That'd be fun to shoot out of the sky. As long as no children, animals or Democrats were harmed. littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #19

Oh, the humanity! BH liberal Jul 8 #41

Hear! Hear! littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #42

* E T T D * liberalla Jul 8 #11

He needs to touch himself more. As long as it's in private or prison. I don't care. littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #21

Yes! liberalla Jul 8 #26

I was aware of these vulnerabilities and it made me smile. Now I'm not smiling. QueerDuck Jul 8 #12

The inside of the plane is covered with algae and Trump saw a gremlin on the wing. twodogsbarking Jul 8 #13

He's just parking it there for his escape plan later. littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #14

So, is he going to go back to using the AF1 that was good enough for every other prez before him, slightlv Jul 8 #16

He couldn't manage a simple Zoom meeting on a simple tablet FakeNoose Jul 8 #32

I just saw he switched back to the old AF1... figures. But it surprises me, nonetheless... nt slightlv Jul 8 #34

There are always multiple "AF1" planes on every trip. Bluetus Jul 8 #38

When questioned by the press in Ankara, Turkey. Trump said: sop Jul 8 #43

Was that comment in response to a Q about the plane? Bluetus Jul 8 #47

Did no one in his administration educate him on all of the security and protection features that were engineered into iluvtennis Jul 8 #18

Trump always believes he knows it all, but, in reality, he knows very little. patphil Jul 8 #23

It's not about governing with with Trump so he wnylib Jul 8 #36

Farewell, Hair Farce One Blumancru Jul 8 #24

Everyone's seen "Up in Smoke," right? jmowreader Jul 8 #25

ALREADY................... Lovie777 Jul 8 #27

We paid $1 billion for a rush job to convert this flying palace so Trump could brag about it. sop Jul 8 #28

It's just going to end up in his "museum" / hotel / casino newdeal2 Jul 8 #30

ding. ding. ding. ding ding. ding AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #29

You'd lose that donut WarGamer Jul 8 #33

That Being The Case... ProfessorGAC Jul 8 #40

I'm sure whatever the reason... he's still an idiot. WarGamer Jul 8 #44

I Suppose ProfessorGAC Jul 9 #49

This must be a very serious security threat for Trump to give up his shiny toy. Norrrm Jul 8 #35

Guess who made some cash purr-rat beauty Jul 8 #46

What a waste of jet fuel hauling that fat fuck around in two 747s Blue Owl Jul 9 #48