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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One \u2014 a retrofitted Boeing 747 worth $400 million gifted by Qatar that embeds his personality more deeply into the institution of the American presidency.<\/p>\n

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Gone is the trademark light blue hull that helped Air Force One blend into the sky. The refurbished jet is painted to Trump\u2019s preferred color scheme of a navy belly and red and gold stripes. It has the luxury features that the president believes a commander-in-chief\u2019s entourage should have \u2014 plush carpets, lie-flat seats, wood paneling and a presidential seal on the seat belts, according to reported tours of the plane.<\/p>\n

Trump told reporters that he was proud of the luxurious plane. \u201cYou can do two things: You can low-key it, or you can show it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The jet is carrying Trump to North Dakota to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, its first official visitor ahead of its opening on the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n

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The gift from the Middle Eastern power raised ethical concerns, but Trump saw the plane as a necessary replacement to the 35-year-old planes that had previously ferried him as president.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a gift from a country that has treated us very well,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

The new jet will only temporarily be in the nation\u2019s service, as Boeing is expected to deliver in 2028 long-delayed planes that will permanently serve as Air Force One. Trump, a Republican, has said in the past that the Qatar plane would end up in a presidential library.<\/p>\n

The Air Force has said that it did little to change the cabin layout of the plane and that it spent less than $400 million on security upgrades.<\/p>\n

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