President Trump secretly left Turkey last month following a NATO summit on a different plane than Air Force One even though many others were still allowed to board. Mr. Trump on Tuesday made his first public comments about the secret switch. Nancy Cordes reports.
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.”
President Trump has publicly confirmed that he secretly switched from Air Force One to a different aircraft after a NATO summit in Turkey last month, attributing the move to a Secret Service and military decision prompted by a threat. The incident, reportedly driven by a credible Iranian missile or assassination threat, continues to draw questions.
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“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.”
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Secret Service agent Robert McDonald about reports that President Trump boarded a military aircraft instead of flying aboard Air Force One from Turkey.
NYTimes – US Trump claims his secret plane was in more danger than the Air Force One decoy the public thought Trump was flying on.
Former Secret Service agents say Trump's secret plane swap was likely improvised in a hurry
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