After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips

Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president's face. Seized cellphones. These are all hallmarks of secret trips made by US presidents

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president's face. Seized cellphones. Strict warnings against leaks. These are all hallmarks of secret, unannounced trips made by American presidents to war zones and high-risk areas, a decades-old practice th

Here is a look at some of the secret trips that presidents have made in the past.

Why the elaborate ruse Trump used in Turkey isn’t like other secret presidential trips  apnews.com

President Donald Trump's secretive overseas trip out of Turkey in July has raised eyebrows because his advisers went to extraordinary lengths to conceal his whereabouts from the public