Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump says the new Air Force One planes will be red, white and blue, a shift away from the classic "baby blue" design that they have had for decades.

"Air Force One is going to be incredible," Trump told CBS in an interview over the weekend that aired on Tuesday. "It's going to be the top of the line, the top in the world. And it's going to be red, white and blue, which I think is appropriate."

A source familiar with the redesign told CNN last week that Trump was deeply involved in the conversation about a redesign of the aircraft, but no decisions had been reached on a final paint scheme.

The President has now confirmed that the changes were coming.

"Boeing gave us a good deal. And we were able to take that," Trump said. "But I said, 'I wonder if we should use the same baby blue colors?' And we're not."

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