Trump to take Qatari Air Force One to Ireland, sources say
Updated on: September 4, 2026 / 3:34 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- President Trump will travel to Ireland in mid-September using a new Air Force One plane from Qatar.
- This will be the plane's first international trip.
- The Qatari plane was previously flown to the UK for a NATO summit due to missile threat intelligence.
- Mr. Trump secretly swapped planes after the NATO trip.
- Enhancements to the Qatari jet are expected to take approximately 60 days.
- The president plans to attend the Irish Open at his golf course in Doonbeg.
- He may meet with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin and President Catherine Connolly.