Donald Trump has acknowledged that the Boeing 747 gifted to the United States by Qatar to serve as a replacement Air Force One has been taken out of service, amid mounting concerns over its security. The aircraft attracted controversy when it was first accepted, with critics questioning the appropriateness of a foreign government providing the US president's official plane and raising doubts about whether it could be adequately secured against surveillance or other risks.

The admission confirms suspicions that the jet, intended to serve as a stopgap presidential aircraft while Boeing completes new Air Force One planes, has proven unworkable in practice. The article provided does not detail the specific security flaws identified or what will now be used in the jet's place, but the development marks a setback for a gift that was already politically contentious when it was announced.