New leaks: Trump secretly switched planes to evade threat, leaving journalists on original aircraft as decoys

Published Aug 13, 09:00 AM UTC

New leaks reveal that during a clandestine plane transfer from Air Force One to an alternative aircraft to evade a credible Iranian threat, former President Donald Trump brought only his closest personal aides on the safe flight, leaving numerous journalists and cabinet members on the original plane without informing them. This effectively turned the journalists into potential decoys. The article, featuring press critic Margaret Sullivan, highlights the extraordinary nature of the operation and Trump's contempt for the media, framing it as a grave threat to journalistic institutions and a challenge for the press in confronting authoritarianism.