Trump secretly departed Turkey on third plane: Report

The U.S. Air Force also told NewsNation that the requirements of the “presidential mission … were carefully crafted to prioritize mission over aesthetics, leaving much of the previous head of state interior layout minimally changed.”

“No risk was taken in security, safety or mission communications, but the collective team made trades on some of the less commonly used mission sets that Boeing must deliver to support the next 40 years,” the Air Force statement reads.

The Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar has been a topic of scrutiny after security threats arose following threats on Trump’s life by Iran. The president told reporters last month that the new Air Force One will undergo security upgrades and be “maxed out.”