Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Air Force to plan modifications to turn a Qatari-owned jumbo jet into the next Air Force One aircraft, service Secretary Troy Meink disclosed today. Qatar has offered President Trump and the Defense Department a luxury Boeing 747 to serve as the presidential airlift platform, raising ethics questions as well as cost concerns of modifying a foreign-owned asset for such a high-profile mission. At this morning’s Senate Armed Services Committee posture hearing, Sen. Tammy...
