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Three closest aides alone in Trump’s Turkey catering truck
Only three aides were allowed inside the catering truck that secretly moved President Donald Trump during a reported Iranian assassination threat in Turkey last month, the Washington Post reports. Dan Scavino, White…
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Only three aides were allowed inside the catering truck that secretly moved President Donald Trump during a reported Iranian assassination threat in Turkey last month, the Washington Post reports. Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff; Natalie Harp, Trump's executive assistant; and Walt Nauta, director of Oval Office operations, accompanied the president while cabinet officials including Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller were kept out. The truck ferried Trump from Air Force One to a smaller C-32A aircraft for a separate flight to Britain.
The Indian Opinion
The tale of a catering truck shielding the US president from an alleged Iranian threat sounds like a spy thriller, but the secrecy around who was allowed inside invites scepticism. Washington Post's report that top officials like Rubio were excluded while a “human printer” assistant made the cut feeds a lazy narrative of palace intrigue over genuine security. The real test is not who rode in the truck, but whether similar protocols will apply when Trump travels to, say, India, and whether Indian intelligence is given the same cold shoulder.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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