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Even Some Cabinet Members Didn’t Join Trump’s Secret Flight. Here’s Who Did.

First publishedAug 12, 16:25 UTC
Last updatedAug 13, 17:54 UTC · 3m ago
33 outletsFox News Latest, CBS News11 outletABC News11 outletFox News Latest11 outletNYT US22 outletsCBS News, PBS NewsHour11 outletCBS News11 outletCBS News22 outletsABC News, CBS News11 outletCBS News11 outletThe Hill
Fox News Latest6White House pushed for protocol to preserve correspondents' credibility after Trump's secret plane switchOpen ↗Fox News Latest6'Decoy' Air Force One was protected by US fighter jets, official saysOpen ↗CBS News8Trump defends plane switch in Turkey as lawmakers demand more answersOpen ↗ABC News8TIMELINE: Trump's elaborate covert exit from Turkey amid Iranian threatOpen ↗Fox News Latest6Trump's Air Force One shell game: How years of decoy tactics led to a catering-truck switchOpen ↗NYT US9Even Some Cabinet Members Didn’t Join Trump’s Secret Flight. Here’s Who Did.Open ↗CBS News8Trump's secret plane switch took place within a day of credible missile threatOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8News Wrap: Trump confirms he was secretly whisked away from Air Force One in TurkeyOpen ↗CBS News8Trump says Secret Service wanted him on a "different plane," new details on switch emergeOpen ↗CBS News8Trump's covert swap from Air Force One happened a day after Iran's deadly threatOpen ↗ABC News8Trump decoy flight sparked by fears of Iranians with shoulder-fired missile: OfficialOpen ↗CBS News8Details emerge about when U.S. learned of potential Iranian plot that led to Trump plane switchOpen ↗CBS News8These Trump officials were left behind on Air Force One during president's intense secret plane swapOpen ↗The Hill7Democrat criticizes Trump's Air Force One switch as 'despicable incident of disrespect'Open ↗
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President Donald Trump disembarking from the old Air Force One at the Mildenhall military base in England on July 8.

Reported by 14 outlets — NYT US, CBS News, ABC News, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, and 1 more. See all sources ↓

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What's the story?
President Donald Trump disembarking from the old Air Force One at the Mildenhall military base in England on July 8.
How widely is it covered?
14 outlets, average source rating 7.6/10.
When was it last updated?
3m ago.
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    These Trump officials were left behind on Air Force One during president's intense secret plane swap

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