Maggie Haberman
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In a normal world, and for a while in this world, a new Air Force One is commissioned by the presidential administration by a major airplane maker. It's been Boeing. And there is a contract that is active with Boeing for two new Air Force Ones. And these planes are commissioned specifically for this purpose.
In a normal world, and for a while in this world, a new Air Force One is commissioned by the presidential administration by a major airplane maker. It's been Boeing. And there is a contract that is active with Boeing for two new Air Force Ones. And these planes are commissioned specifically for this purpose.
They get built out for this purpose, and they get fitted with certain systems that only exist for this purpose.
They get built out for this purpose, and they get fitted with certain systems that only exist for this purpose.
So the backstory here is that Donald Trump, for starters, is very obsessed with airplanes and obsessed with the way things look.
So the backstory here is that Donald Trump, for starters, is very obsessed with airplanes and obsessed with the way things look.
And obsessed with airplanes as a status symbol. That's the big thing for him.
And obsessed with airplanes as a status symbol. That's the big thing for him.
President Trump is flying around on two more than 30 years old, I think almost 40 year old, Air Force Ones that were commissioned from Boeing a very long time ago.
President Trump is flying around on two more than 30 years old, I think almost 40 year old, Air Force Ones that were commissioned from Boeing a very long time ago.
I mean, they're certainly nicer than a commercial airplane, but they're not, you know, what you might see on, say, a Qatari luxury jet.
I mean, they're certainly nicer than a commercial airplane, but they're not, you know, what you might see on, say, a Qatari luxury jet.