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MS NOW argues Trump's Qatari jet story was a cover-up
MSNBC anchor Katy Tur and a panel of experts challenged President Donald Trump's explanation for abandoning the 400 million Qatari-gifted jet after flying it to the NATO summit in Turkey, instead returning on the original Air Force One. Trump had hyped the aircraft for weeks before announcing it would be flying to an English base for American troops to tour on Truth Social. When pressed on the sudden change, Trump declined to answer and avoided questions about whether security concerns related to Iran prompted the switch, instead emphasizing the dangers of the presidency and his position on Iran's kill list. Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, This is a cover story of some kind, and argued the move protected presidential security amid tensions with Iran. New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker agreed and noted the retrofitted jet may lack standard Air Force One missile and electromagnetic-pulse protections.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.
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NDTV
· Jul 9, 2026
"I May Be Gone": Trump Says He's 'Number One" On Iran's "Kill List"
Trump also talked about the alleged plot to kill him during his interaction with reporters aboard Air Force One, while being questioned about why he wasn't using a new presidential jet gifted by Qatar...
Intel Slava
· Jun 29, 2026
🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denies Trump's claim of sched [...]
— Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denies Trump's claim of scheduled US technical meetings this week, while confirming consultations with Qatar are ongoing.@IntelSlava
Sweden Herald
· Jul 11, 2026
New York Times reporters sued after report on safety flaws in Trump’s Qatar jet
New York Times reporters sued after report on safety flaws in Trump’s Qatar jet
The Daily Beast
· Jul 9, 2026
Star NYT Reporter Calls Out Trump’s Weird Air Force One Claim
Martial Trezzini/Pool via REUTERSA star White House reporter is not sold on President Donald Trump‘s explanation for why he swapped Air Force Ones to return from this week’s NATO summit.Reporter Maggie Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that she found Trump’s explanation for abruptly ditching his shiny new jet gifted to him by the Qatari government “a little hard to believe.” Trump claims that he hailed his VC-25 model of Air Force One, which he has dogged as being too old and not fitting for the presidency, to take him home from Turkey because, supposedly, he wanted to show off his Qatari-made jet at a base in Europe “so the soldiers can see it.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Irish Star
· Jul 10, 2026
Fox News fans worried for Donald Trump as he says 'danger' caused last-minute switch
Donald Trump addressed his last-minute switch from a Qatar-gifted jet to Air Force One, citing a 'dangerous flight' in a live Fox News broadcast, as viewers grew concerned
DNyuz
· Jul 11, 2026
‘How dare they?’: Outrage erupts as Trump subpoenas journos who covered ‘ill gotten plane’
The Trump administration was met with a wave of bitter rebuke Saturday morning after the New York Times revealed his decision to subpoena journalists who reported on his Qatari jet. The subpoenas were issued to four of its reporters after they wrote about security concerns with Trump’s Qatari-donated Boeing 747, according to reporting by the []
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Related coverage for "MS NOW argues Trump's Qatari jet story was a cover-up": NDTV — "I May Be Gone": Trump Says He's 'Number One" On Iran's "Kill List". Intel Slava — 🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denies Trump's claim of sched [...]. Sweden Herald — New York Times reporters sued after report on safety flaws in Trump’s Qatar jet. The Daily Beast — Star NYT Reporter Calls Out Trump’s Weird Air Force One Claim. Irish Star — Fox News fans worried for Donald Trump as he says 'danger' caused last-minute switch. DNyuz — ‘How dare they?’: Outrage erupts as Trump subpoenas journos who covered ‘ill gotten plane’