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President Trump will embark Wednesday on his maiden flight aboard a Boeing 747-8 luxury jet gifted to the United States by Qatar's government. The president is headed to North Dakota for the opening of former President Theodore Roosevelt's presidential library.
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1. U.S.
Trump to Take Maiden Flight on Qatari-Gifted Air Force One
The president is traveling to North Dakota on Wednesday for the opening of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential library
By
Meridith McGraw
and
Marcus Weisgerber
July 1, 2026 5:00 amET
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!Donald Trump exits Air Force One, hands raised, standing on a red carpeted stairway.
*President Trump recently showed off the new look of the Air Force One plane given to him by Qatar.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images*
President Trump’s new Air Force One is cleared for takeoff.
On Wednesday, Trump will take his maiden flight on the Boeing 747-8 luxury jet that was given to the U.S. by the Qatari government. The president is traveling to North Dakota for the opening of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential library.
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1. U.S.
Trump to Take Maiden Flight on Qatari-Gifted Air Force One
The president is traveling to North Dakota on Wednesday for the opening of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential library
By
Meridith McGraw
and
Marcus Weisgerber
July 1, 2026 5:00 amET
---
!Donald Trump exits Air Force One, hands raised, standing on a red carpeted stairway.
*President Trump recently showed off the new look of the Air Force One plane given to him by Qatar.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images*
President Trump’s new Air Force One is cleared for takeoff.
On Wednesday, Trump will take his maiden flight on the Boeing 747-8 luxury jet that was given to the U.S. by the Qatari government. The president is traveling to North Dakota for the opening of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential library.
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