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Trump’s Secret Plane Swap to Avoid Missile Threat | Oakland News
President Trump pulled off a high-stakes, behind-the-scenes maneuver during his departure from a NATO summit in Turkey, allegedly to evade a credible missile threat targeting his plane. Intelligence warned of an imminent attack, prompting him to abandon Air Force One and use a catering truck as cover to board a different aircraft. Secret Service advisors recommended an older Air Force One, but the president instead flew on a C-32A, later switching to a newer Qatar-donated jet after refueling in the UK — while the press and some staff rode a decoy plane. The operation, first reported by The…
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