Trump Used Decoy Plane in Turkey as Secret Service Probed 10,000 Threat Cases
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Updated · ms.now · Aug 13
Trump Used Decoy Plane in Turkey as Secret Service Probed 10,000 Threat Cases
3 articles · Updated · ms.now · Aug 13
Summary
A shoulder-fired missile threat in Turkey prompted Trump last month to leave his presidential aircraft via an airline catering truck and let Air Force One serve as a decoy, according to the report.
10,000 threat cases — 40% more than a year earlier — have been investigated by the Secret Service, which says Trump faces the heaviest threat environment of any modern U.S. president.
Anti-aircraft and anti-drone systems now ring Trump properties in Bedminster and West Palm Beach, and agents have made about 3,000 protective visits tied to death threats against Trump and other officials.
Iranian threats are tied to Trump’s 2020 order killing Gen. Qassem Soleimani; U.S. cases in 2022 and 2024 alleged IRGC-linked plots against John Bolton and Trump.