- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer tried to block taxpayer funding to retrofit a luxury Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to President Trump, calling it an expensive “palace in the sky.”
- Republican Sen. Deb Fischer objected, noting the measure was already voted down and warning it could interfere with a separate survivable airborne command‑and‑control program.
- Reports say the donated jet lacks defensive countermeasures; Trump says it will be “maxed out” with needed security upgrades.
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