{"id":3239,"date":"2026-07-10T19:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3239"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:10:07","slug":"trumps-af1-move-leaves-former-air-force-secretary-stunned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3239","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s AF1 Move Leaves Former Air Force Secretary Stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>A former Air Force official has weighed in on the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump\u2019s new jet from his Qatari pals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3237\">Trump Vanity Project Turns New Putrid Color<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frank Kendall, the Air Force secretary during the Biden administration, said he was stunned to see the 80-year-old president use a new aircraft gifted by Qatar when he flew to Turkey for the NATO summit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump used the Qatari jet to attend the high-level summit in Ankara but opted for the old Air Force One on his trip back home to the U.S., triggering questions about safety as speculation mounted that the new plane lacks the defensive capabilities of the current VC-25 presidential aircraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTime didn\u2019t permit all the normal Air Force One modifications, so some mix of security, communications, and support is missing,\u201d Kendall told The New York Times. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Iran situation, this could be of concern,\u201d he added. \u201cFrankly, I\u2019m surprised to see this plane used outside the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kendall was in charge of the Air Force when it tried to push Boeing to fast-track the long-delayed delivery of two new presidential jets. Under the Obama administration, he also oversaw the Pentagon\u2019s procurement, research, engineering, and supply chain operations.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Hunter, the former Air Force official in charge of the Air Force One program during the Biden administration, also told The Times that retrofitting a Boeing 747 to become a presidential aircraft would take more than a year of work.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3235\">All the Wildest Photos From Trump\u2019s State Fair Flop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>White House communications director Steven Cheung stated that the new Air Force One is secure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the President and his staff,\u201d he said. \u201cAs the President has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him, and we use every tool at our disposal to address those threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reporting by MS NOW revealed, however, that Trump decided to swap out the new Air Force One on his trip back home due to security concerns. Two national security insiders told the outlet that there were concerns the Qatari jet lacks the secure communication systems and military defenses amid tensions with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared to be concerned for his safety, repeatedly telling reporters at the NATO summit that he was \u201cnumber one on the kill list for Iran,\u201d without disclosing further information.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cEverything\u2019s gone, their leaders are gone. They had leaders, they\u2019re gone, and they had another set of leaders, they\u2019re gone, now they have another set of leaders, they may be gone, who knows?\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI may be gone too, because I\u2019m their number one target, it\u2019s out all over the place,\u201d he went on. \u201cI\u2019m their number one, because they\u2019re scum, that\u2019s the way they act, and that\u2019s the way they\u2019ve done it for 47 years. But I\u2019m doing what\u2019s right for the country, I\u2019m doing really what\u2019s right for the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3233\">JD Vance Eyes $9M Mansion Owned by Data Center Tycoon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Air Force official has weighed in on the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump\u2019s new jet from his Qatari pals. 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