Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jet

Summary by The Pearland Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Michelle L. Price And Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press, as published by KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) · July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

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President Donald Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet he arrived in, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran once again began trading strikes.Trump offered...

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