If it’s a gold-plated palace in the sky and nothing more, have at it. If it’s an actual tool [to be used in a] worst-case contingency [like nuclear war], then this ain’t it.” Such are the words of Richard Aboulafia,

The royal family of Qatar had gifted US President Donald Trump a luxury jet earlier. While Trump plans to use it as Air Force One, the Secret Service has some concerns. What would it take to turn the plane into one fit to fly Potus?

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers on Thursday that it will “probably” cost the Air Force less than $400 million to retrofit a luxury Qatari plane that President Donald Trump has said he is getting from the Qataris as a gift to use as the new Air Force One.