Trump's Air Force One plan has a paint problem (among many other issues)
CNN
The two new Air Force One jets currently being built by Boeing are facing costly delays. Now there is a new potential problem to contend with: the paint job that former President Donald Trump ordered.
Trump had criticized the jet's current color scheme, which has changed little since the Kennedy Administration, particularly the light blue stripe that runs the length of the plane. Trump instead wanted a red, white and dark blue palette that more closely matches the colors of the US flag.
But it turns out the darker blue — which some observers say is similar to the color scheme on one of Trump's personal jets — poses challenges to the military planes' sophisticated electronics system that ensures the president can stay in secure communication with officials on the ground — even in the case of a nuclear attack.
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