Security Concerns
Tue, May 13, 2025 • 8:14 PM
In what feels like the deleted scene from Veep, the Trump administration is considering accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari government to serve as the next Air Force One.
Intelligence experts, meanwhile, are concerned. One former CIA operative called it a “counterintelligence nightmare,”which is spy-speak for absolutely nuts. You see, accepting a plane from a foreign government — one with ties to Iran, China, and Russia — is kind of like letting a magician build your bank vault: there’s probably a trapdoor.
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