Trump Addresses Elaborate Plane Swap Ruse to Keep Him Safe

New comments from President Donald Trump confirm that he secretly swapped planes as he left an international summit because of a threat from Iran. A U.S. official tells NBC News that the threat included the possibility of the Iranian regime targeting the president with a shoulder-fired missile. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez rep

Trump's security maneuver during a trip to Turkey involved moving to an unmarked plane amidst an Iranian threat, but unlike Clinton's operation in 2000.

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The reporters aboard the plane used as a decoy for President Donald Trump's flight from Turkey were probably exposed to the very threat that had prompted the extraordinary security measures.

While Trump praised a Qatar-donated jet as the height of "luxury," critics said it's not kitted out with standard safety measures.