Politics
Thursday, 7/2, 08:50 AM
A Qatari-Gifted Jet Takes Off as an Interim Air Force One, Raising Ethics and Security Questions
- A Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gave the United States last year has entered service as a stopgap Air Force One, carrying President Trump on an official trip this week.
- The administration calls it a free upgrade while Boeing's delayed replacements are built; ethics and security experts question whether the gift — and the rushed conversion — were wise.