TRUMP SAYS SECRET SERVICE, MILITARY INSISTED ON AIR FORCE ONE DECOY IN TURKEY

US President Donald Trump was secretly flown out of Turkey on a different aircraft, while the White House indicated he was aboard Air Force One, according to News - South China Morning Post. This decision was reportedly made due to unspecified safety threats. Trump stated that the Secret Service and military insisted on the decoy flight for security reasons.

Trump explained that the Secret Service and military wanted him to take a different flight, citing equal safety, and he complied with their demand, as reported by News - South China Morning Post. Other sources, such as Latest News From Euronews and US news | The Guardian, also confirm that Trump attributed the decision to the Secret Service and military's concerns over a threat. The New York Times adds that Air Force One became a 'flying decoy' after Trump's secret evacuation.

The incident has raised questions about the handling of the President's security and the use of deception in protecting him. The decision to use a decoy flight suggests that there were credible security concerns, but the details of the threat and the reasoning behind the decision are not fully clear.

• Trump was secretly flown out of Turkey on a different aircraft
• The Secret Service and military insisted on the decoy flight due to unspecified safety threats
• Other sources confirm Trump's account of the events

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