The secret flight swap used to get President Trump safely out of Turkey was even more elaborate than initially reported. Former Secret Service agent Michael Matranga and former CIA officer Tracy Walder join "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to provide insight into the remarkable operation. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
After boarding Air Force One at the NATO summit last month, Trump exited that airplane and embarked on another one in an extraordinary act of subterfuge aimed at avoiding a threat from Iran, according to a U.S. official. To pull off the maneuver, Trump secretly boarded a catering truck after entering Air Force One in view of press cameras.The Washington Post first reported the plane swap, which a U.S. official confirmed to MS NOW and Trump confirmed late Tuesday. Carol Leonnig, who previously reported on security concerns with Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One, explains the story and shares her analysis.
While leaving Turkey after the NATO summit in July, President Trump boarded Air Force One and then was secretly transported off the plane and into a catering van before boarding a military plane. The Washington Post reports the incident happened due to a threat from Iran. Nicolle Wallace is joined by Maggie Haberman for analysis on Deadline White House. Plus, Pentagon Reporter for The Washington Post Dan Lamothe, who broke this story, MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig, former FBI Counterterrorism Senior Executive Christopher O'Leary and Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass join Katy Tur to discuss.
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to New York Times Opinion Columnist Nicholas Kristof about his 1,000-mile trip across multiple U.S. states where he visited with Americans paying the price for Trump’s economic policies and cuts to social programs.
After Donald Trump secretly used a military jet to leave Turkey due to credible threats from Iran, MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell argues that every “imaginary asset” that Trump was bringing to the presidency, including the fake images he posts of himself as a “brave, gun-toting tough-guy,” has collapsed in the minds of Trump supporters. Lawrence also examines the chaos surrounding Trump’s war in Iran, failed negotiations, rising inflation, and his increasingly chaotic presidency.
Jen Psaki talks with MS NOW political director Shawna Thomas about why it's difficult to poll accurately for primary elections and what happened with recent primary elections with outcomes that departed significantly from what polls predicted.
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to New York Times Opinion Columnist Nicholas Kristof about his 1,000-mile trip across multiple U.S. states where he visited with Americans paying the price for Trump’s economic policies and cuts to social programs.
