Trump Reveals Plan to 'Max Out' Security on Qatari-Gifted Jet, Faces Backlash at World Cup

President Trump announced plans to upgrade the security systems on a $400 million luxury jet gifted by Qatar, implicitly confirming that insufficient defenses were why he abruptly stopped using it earlier in July. A reporter asked why he was flying a plane without antimissile systems; Trump replied it would be 'maxed out' in about a month. This contradicted his earlier claim that he skipped the jet to let U.S. soldiers see it. Separately, at the FIFA World Cup final, Trump refused to leave the stage during Spain's trophy ceremony, prompting Spain's football federation and FIFA to crop him out of official photos. The incident followed weeks of Trump insulting Spain over NATO spending and trade.

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Trump Reveals Plan to 'Max Out' Security on Qatari-Gifted Jet, Faces Backlash at World CupThe New RepublicWesternJul 20, 01:39 PM UTC

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