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Watch: Trump tells reporters why he switched planes

First publishedAug 12, 11:36 UTC
Last updatedAug 13, 14:10 UTC · 9m ago
11 outletNBC News33 outletsCBS News, BBC US & Canada11 outletCBS News11 outletPBS NewsHour33 outletsFox News Latest, CBS News22 outletsABC News, Fox News Latest11 outletNYT US33 outletsCBS News, PBS NewsHour11 outletCBS News11 outletCBS News11 outletCBS News
NBC News8Trump Addresses Elaborate Plane Swap Ruse to Keep Him SafeOpen ↗CBS News8Trump addresses secret Air Force One swap as new questions swirlOpen ↗BBC US & Canada9Watch: Trump tells reporters why he switched planesOpen ↗CBS News8Trump faces questions about staff, journalists left aboard Air Force One facing deadly Iran threatOpen ↗CBS News8Trump speaks out on secret Air Force One plane switch after Iran's missile threatOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8WATCH: Trump says Secret Service wanted him to sneak off AF1, defends safety of plane with staffOpen ↗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 News8H.R. McMaster on Trump's secret plane switch: "It seems like the system worked"Open ↗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 ↗CBS News8Details emerge about when U.S. learned of potential Iranian plot that led to Trump plane switchOpen ↗
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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 18 outlets — NYT US, BBC US & Canada, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, ABC News, and 2 more. See all sources ↓

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In brief
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?
18 outlets, average source rating 7.8/10.
When was it last updated?
9m ago.
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    1Coverage
    Scouting report

    Details emerge about when U.S. learned of potential Iranian plot that led to Trump plane switch

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    CBS News
    PBS NewsHour
    ABC News
    NBC News
    Fox News Latest
  • Coverage card1 outlet
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    Scouting report

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

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    NYT US
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    3Coverage
    Scouting report

    Watch: Trump tells reporters why he switched planes

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    BBC US & Canada
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