Trump acknowledges that jet from Qatar lacks defensive systems of Air Force One
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#773TS)
US president says $400m plane will be maxed out' with appropriate protections but doesn't give further details
Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that the Boeing jet given to him by Qatar cannot match the defensive armor of a true presidential aircraft, telling reporters it will soon be grounded and maxed out" with the protections it was never built with.
The admission came as Trump touched down in Washington on the jet, fresh off a trip to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where he handed the World Cup trophy to Spain alongside Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, after the tournament's climactic final.
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