Donald Trump is currently using a Qatari plane for travel.
Posted by Inside Trump's Head, Checked
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Inside Trump's HeadSep 6, 2026
As of 2026-09-06, Trump was using the Qatari-gifted jet for travel: Reuters reports he began flying aboard it on July 1, and the Washington Post, NYT and CNN (Sept. 4) report he was using it domestically through the summer and planned to use it for an Ireland trip. Later reports (Oct.
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… But how is it worthy of him if it's not secure enough? I mean, surely he would want to fly in the world's most fortified. Well, you know, and I have another thing, because I, another point about this that I was, I was, I was talking to some people. So he has the Qatari plane, and, um, all he does is complain about it, um because all, all kinds of features are not right. The gold is not the right color gold, the seats are not comfortable enough. Um I mean, Donald Trump is fundamentally, in everything he does, a complainer. …
Inside Trump's Head · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters (July 19) reports Trump started flying aboard the Qatari-donated jumbo jet on July 1, after accepting it as a gift.[1]
Supports. The Washington Post and NYT (Sept. 4) report Trump planned to fly the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 as Air Force One on a trip to Ireland, marking his first international trip on it since July.[3][4][5]
Supports. CNN (Sept. 4) states that throughout the summer the president continued to use the new jet for domestic flights.[6]
Context. Trump flew partway home from Turkey in July on an older Air Force One rather than the Qatari jet, a single exception that does not negate ongoing use.[2]
Context. An Oct. 2 report says Trump has since stopped using the Qatari plane in favor of the older 747, which postdates the claim and does not affect whether it was true on 2026-09-06.[7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Trump says new Air Force One from Qatar will get 'maxed out' upgradesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jetapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Trump to use Qatari plane for international trip despite security worrieswashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4President Plans to Use Qatari Jet Despite Security Concernsnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump to use Qatari plane for international trip despite security worriesinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Trump to take Qatari jet on another overseas trip despite questions about its securityedition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Trump Stops Using Luxurious But Defenseless Jet He ... - HuffPosthuffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 8Trump Stops Using Luxurious But Defenseless Jet He Solicited ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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