The Pentagon stripped former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall of his security clearance Friday, accusing him of handing a reporter classified details about Air Force One. “Safeguarding classified information is a non-negotiable duty,” he wrote. This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information… — Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW) August 7, 2026Kendall rejected the accusation outright. Trump flew the retrofitted jet to last month’s NATO summit in Turkey but returned aboard an older Air Force One. The Air Force has conceded it deliberately left out several complex engineering upgrades when converting the donated aircraft, the AP reported.