Donald Trump said the Secret Service and US military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey because of a threat, and that he flew on a different plane instead. He told reporters after returning from Ohio that he did not ask many details and that he receives a lot of threats. The claim has not been independently confirmed.
NYTimes – US “They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane,” Trump told reporters after returning from an event in Ohio. “I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it,” he said. “I get a lot of threats.”
“They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane,” Trump told reporters after returning from an event in Ohio. “I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it,” he said. “I get a lot of threats.”
NYTimes – US Trump claims his secret plane was in more danger than the Air Force One decoy the public thought Trump was flying on.
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