Donald Trump is using a Qatari-owned aircraft for travel.
Posted by Inside Trump's Head, Checked
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The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026
As of 2026-09-08, Trump was using the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar as Air Force One, and senior officials said he would fly it to Ireland the following week. The jet was a gift to the U.S. government rather than something Qatar still owns, so "Qatari-owned" is loose wording, but the core assertion holds. Later reporting (Oct.
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… How are they travel? They're traveling by what plane? Do they take? That's a great question. I don't know. Maybe they take one of the spare Air Force Ones, because Donald Trump is going to Dunbeg, uh Ireland, his golf course, next weekend, I believe, and taking the Qatari Grift Force One, which, as we know, isn't yet fully secure. And I'm really curious as to know, why do you think he, why do you think he is so obsessed by that plane that he's prepared to compromise his safety by flying on it? …
The Daily Beast Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Washington Post reported on Sept. 4, 2026 that Trump planned to fly to Ireland aboard the Boeing 747 gifted to him by Qatar, a trip described as his first international trip on the jet since July.[2]
Supports. The New York Times and NBC Palm Springs (Sept. 4–5) reported that Trump planned to use the Qatari-donated jet as Air Force One, with NBC noting he had continued using the aircraft for domestic travel.[3][4]
Supports. AP reported that Trump flew the new Qatari-gifted jet to and from the NATO summit in Turkey in July 2026, before switching to an older Air Force One for part of the return.[1]
Context. HuffPost (Oct. 2) reports Trump stopped using the Qatari jet in mid-September and has since flown the older 747, so the usage described in the claim ended after the date the claim was made.[5]
Context. The jet was gifted to the U.S. government rather than remaining Qatari-owned. The claim's "Qatari-owned" wording is therefore imprecise, though the sources describe it as a "Qatari-gifted" aircraft that Trump was flying.[1][2][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jetapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Trump to use Qatari plane for international trip despite security worrieswashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3President Plans to Use Qatari Jet Despite Security Concernsnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Plans to Fly Qatari-Gifted Jet to Ireland Despite Security Questionsnbcpalmsprings.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump Stops Using Luxurious But Defenseless Jet He ... - HuffPosthuffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Behind the allegations dogging Trump's dream jet, Air Force One work in San Antonioexpressnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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