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President Trump has ordered himself a ritzy, new private plane after Boeing reportedly is falling short on plans to hand over a revamped Air Force One.
The commander in chief is getting an L3Harris jet decked out with suites, plush carpeting, leather couches and more, which once listed for about $400 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The interior of the opulent plane was done by famed French interior design firm Alberto Pinto Cabinet — and boasts gold-colored walls and gold furnishings.
Trump reportedly turned toward the contractor after Boeing told the administration it wouldn’t be able to replace the president’s Air Force One fleet until after he left the presidency.
The fleet has been around since the George H.W. Bush administration and requires heavy maintenance, but Boeing has reportedly fallen too far behind on the $3.9 billion project that it now projects a completion date of 2035.
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