Iran Embassy Pushes Leavitt Exit Conspiracy After Trump’s July 8 Air Force One Ruse
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Updated · Forbes · Aug 15
Iran Embassy Pushes Leavitt Exit Conspiracy After Trump’s July 8 Air Force One Ruse
1 articles · Updated · Forbes · Aug 15
Summary
Iran’s embassy in South Africa amplified a social-media claim that Karoline Leavitt quit after Trump allegedly left her on a decoy plane during his July 8 departure from Turkey.
The White House told Snopes the rumor was false because Leavitt “was not on the trip,” and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who reported the ruse, also said Leavitt was not on that flight.
Leavitt announced Wednesday that she will leave at month-end to spend more time with her family after returning from maternity leave; Trump said she will remain an outside adviser.
The conspiracy grew out of reports that Trump used a catering truck in Ankara to switch from Air Force One to a smaller C-32A after U.S. intelligence flagged a credible Iran-linked threat that some officials later disputed.