'Excited' Trump takes first flight on Qatar-gifted Air Force One

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Former US President Donald Trump flew for the first time aboard a new Air Force One jet gifted by Qatar. Trump expressed excitement about the luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft ahead of a trip to North Dakota.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was thrilled to make his first flight aboard his new Air Force One plane, thanking Qatar for the controversial gift of the luxury jet. Trump said the United States "couldn't build a plane like this" -- despite the fact that the heavily modified Boeing 747-8 aircraft was originally made there. "To be honest with you, I'm excited about the first flight. Nobody's ever seen anything like it," Trump told journalists traveling with him, including an AFP photographer, ahead of a trip to North Dakota.