Trump returning to US on old Air Force One amid Iran threats

President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he’s taking the old Air Force One back to the U.S. from Turkey but deflected questions about security concerns regarding the new Qatari-donated model. 

Trump said the new $400 billion Air Force One would be sent home through Europe so soldiers could see it, but he acknowledged he is Iran’s “No. 1 target” when asked about the switch-up. 

“I’m No. 1 on the kill list for Iran,” Trump told the crowd at his press conference in Ankara before leaving the NATO summit.

“I don’t really care because I’m doing my job,” he said, while also joking that he preferred being “No. 1 on TikTok.”

“But I’m No. 1 on the list for killing,” he added.

When a reporter followed up on why he wasn’t taking the new plane, Trump said it was flying to military bases “where we can show it to the people.”

“And we’ll be going home by normal methods,” he said. “But we have it going to Europe to a couple of bases, actually one in particular, but it’s going to a couple of bases so........

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