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Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey over missile threat
US President Donald Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military aircraft in Turkey on July 8 after the Secret Service received a credible and imminent threat of a shoulder-fired missile attack,…
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US President Donald Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military aircraft in Turkey on July 8 after the Secret Service received a credible and imminent threat of a shoulder-fired missile attack, according to Reuters. Trump and a small group of aides were shuttled via a catering truck to a C-32A jet, while the larger Air Force One continued as a decoy with journalists and staff aboard. The Washington Post reported that the CIA deemed the underlying intelligence from Israel 'not compelling enough', though the Secret Service chose not to take chances. Trump flew to Britain without incident.
The Indian Opinion
The story paints two competing narratives: a dramatic Iranian missile plot versus an overhyped intelligence report. Some outlets frame the switch as a necessary precaution, while others highlight the CIA's low confidence in the Israel-derived threat. The truth is that the Secret Service, after three near-misses, would not gamble. But the real test will be whether the US declassifies the intelligence that justified putting journalists on a decoy plane.
Sources (5): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, timesnownews.com, timesnownews.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
