U.S. fighter jets guarded the decoy Air Force One carrying reporters and senior cabinet members to Britain after President Trump secretly boarded a smaller military aircraft in Turkey, a covert operation triggered by a credible Iranian assassination threat. A senior Trump administration official disclosed the fighter escort to Fox News on Wednesday, pushing back on […] The post Fighter jets escorted 'decoy' Air Force One while Trump flew secret plane out of Turkey appeared first on American Almanac .
U.S. fighter jets guarded the decoy Air Force One carrying reporters and senior cabinet members to Britain after President Trump secretly boarded a smaller military aircraft in Turkey, a covert operation triggered by a credible Iranian assassination threat. A senior Trump administration official disclosed the fighter escort to Fox News on Wednesday, pushing back on concerns that the press corps and White House staff aboard the original plane had been left unprotected during the deception. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were also aboard the decoy aircraft. The operation unfolded after Trump departed a NATO summit in Ankara. Rather than board Air Force One as usual, Trump was smuggled off the tarmac…Open
That Trump switched planes when departing Ankara was first reported Monday night by The Washington Post. However, the possible means of the assassination plot began to emerge in news reports late Tuesday.
WaPo hack Don LaMothe tips off America’s enemies to President Trump emergency travel arrangements. Published August 12, 2026 Trump’s Secret Turkey Escape Revealed After Reported Iranian Assassination Threat WASHINGTON — Imagine the president of the [...]
OPINION: The Washington Post reported President Trump took a covert flight out of Turkey last month to foil a possible assassination plot from Iran. #Trump #AirForceOne #Iran About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook:…
New reporting this morning about an assassination threat against President Trump last month that's just now coming to light. The Washington Post reports President Trump secretly flew out of the NATO Summit in Turkey back in July, not on Air Force One, but on a different military aircraft while the White House made it appear he was flying on Air Force One. The Post reveals the operation was prompted by an Iranian assassination threat against Trump. The Hill’s Julia Manchester joins Way Too Early to discuss the latest on the reported threat, the stalemate with Iran, and more.
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines The Washington Post’s explosive new report that Donald Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller military jet in Turkey amid an Iranian assassination threat, while the White House publicly said he was aboard Air Force One.
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines The Washington Post’s explosive new report that Donald Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller military jet in Turkey amid an Iranian assassination threat, while the White House publicly said he was aboard Air Force One.
Former FBI Director James Comey faces an arrest warrant, not merely a court summons, following an indictment for allegedly threatening President Donald J. Trump in a social media post.
Former FBI Director James Comey faces an arrest warrant, not merely a court summons, following an indictment for allegedly threatening President Donald J. Trump in a social media post. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An indictment against former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) Director James Comey has been published, and it is confirmed that he is facing a court-issued arrest warrant, not merely a court summons. DETAIL: The indictment , filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina, accuses Comey of posting a photo on Instagram of seashells arranged to form the numbers “8647” as a threat to Trump. To ‘86’ someone in hospitality and organized crime slang is to remove or kill them, while ‘47’ is understood as referring to…Open
Former FBI Director James Comey faces a second indictment, this time over a social media post appearing to threaten President Donald J. Trump.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time, this time over a social media post featuring seashells arranged to form the message ‘8647.’ To ‘86′ someone is to remove or kill them in the slang of the hospitality industry and organized crime, while ‘47′ almost certainly refers to Donald J. Trump as the 47th U.S. President. DETAIL: Comey, who posted the ‘8647′ message last May, has claimed the post was innocuous, intimating that he simply found the seashells arranged like that on the beach and that he “didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence,” despite assuming they had a “political” meaning. Trump rejected…Open
