White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years. Bernie Bennett has details. VERBATIM: The goodbye messages fueled speculation that a Boeing 747 gifted to President Donald Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar is now due to […]
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White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years. Bernie Bennett has details.
VERBATIM:
The goodbye messages fueled speculation that a Boeing 747 gifted to President Donald Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar is now due to enter service.
Mr. Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung said in a post on X, “‘Well done, good and faithful servant. ‘The Last Ride,'” with a picture of the iconic white and blue jet after returning from the G7 summit in France.
US Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley also posted a photograph of the same plane on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.
The aging aircraft is one of two heavily modified 747s that entered service in 1990 and are designated Air Force One when the president is aboard.
Bernie Bennett reporting.