WASHINGTON—When The Washington Post reported on Aug. 10 that President Donald Trump had secretly switched aircraft in Turkey last month in what resembled a scene from a James Bond movie, attention quickly turned to the long history of U.S. presidents using decoy and other security measures while traveling to high-risk locations.
The Washington Post reported that after last month’s NATO summit, Trump secretly departed Turkey on a different military aircraft instead of Air Force One. This “extraordinary operation” that took place in Ankara on July 8 was reportedly in response to an Iranian assassination threat and involved transferring Trump to the alternate aircraft—an Air Force C-32A—using a catering truck….
Trump’s Reported Plane Switch Echoes Long History of Presidential Travel Deception
