Kendall, who served as Air Force secretary under former President Joe Biden, was quoted discussing the aircraft and the limited timeline available for its conversion.
Air Force One, along with other military plane flyover at a Salute to America Independence Day event, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Maj. Gen. Jason Watson of the US Air Force holding a poster calling for Trump arrest at the Capitol (L) and a US Air Force branding seen on an aircraft.