MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump unveiled proposed changes to the presidential aircraft, including a new red-white-and-blue color scheme for the Air Force One jets that have maintained the same exterior visage for decades. In an interview that aired Thursday [6-13-19] on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America,’ the president gave host George Stephanopoulos a peek at his new plans, which Stephanopoulos said Trump designed himself…The jet’s sky blue-and-white paint is so iconic that its trademark coloring helped give away a surprise trip by the president and first lady to Iraq late last year. But the new plan, which incorporates red and navy blue, looks very similar to that of Trump’s personal plane. Trump holds a particular affinity for aviation, owning his own Boeing 757 that he used to crisscross the country during the 2016 presidential campaign. He even ran the now-defunct Trump Shuttle airline for a short time. But he has a complicated history with Air Force One, the call sign given to presidential aircraft. Shortly after he was elected, he threatened to cancel Boeing’s contract to make the next fleet of presidential planes, decrying the planned cost of the order as ‘totally out of control.’”
–Caitlin Oprysko, “Trump unveils plans for new Air Force One paint job,” Politico, June 13, 2019 10:21 am