Jen Psaki explains to Donald Trump about how a press pool is properly managed in cases of national security emergencies and what the Trump could have done in the case of the plane switcheroo in Turkey. Catch PSAKI BOMBS! every week at MS.NOW/PsakiBombs
They thought they were flying with the president. They weren’t. After the NATO summit, President Trump secretly switched planes, leaving the press corps aboard Air Force One without him. One of the reporters, Reuters’ Gram Slattery, joins LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick to tell his story.
For weeks, members of the White House press corps thought they traveled with President Trump from Turkey on Air Force One, only to find out he secretly exited the plane via a catering truck to fly on a different aircraft. Vaughn Hillyard explains why the White House’s security concerns don’t fully explain its decision to keep the press in the dark.
AI:The White House has kept the press corps in the dark regarding President Trump's recent flight swap from Turkey, where he secretly exited his aircraft via a catering truck to board a different plane for security reasons. While officials point to legitimate safety concerns, including potential threats from Iranian actors utilizing shoulder-fired missiles, critics and analysts argue that the administration’s decision to withhold these details suggests a deeper level of operational secrecy than simple protection. This sudden maneuver left journalists believing they were traveling on Air Force One when they were actually on a decoy aircraft, raising significant questions about the transparency of presidential travel logistics during…Open
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