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Trump Says Secret Service, Military Wanted Him Off Air Force One
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0:41Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump deflected criticisms about a decision to secretly fly him out of Turkey on a different aircraft while the White House indicated he was aboard Air Force One, saying the Secret Service and military demanded it in response to unspecified safety threats. #trump #news #usa #politics #turkey #england
The elaborate maneuver was prompted by an Iranian assassination threat against Trump, and the deception was carried out as journalists, White House staff members and other government officials aboard Air Force One were given the impression the president was flying with them back to the US from a NATO summit in Ankara.
Trump confirmed he covertly switched planes upon his departure from Turkey, but he declined to elaborate on the nature of the threat, nor did he explain why the military thought it was safe for others to fly on the regular presidential aircraft, but not him.
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