President Trump secretly took a separate aircraft from Turkey last month while Rubio, Bessent, aides and reporters remained on a decoy plane publicly identified as Air Force One. Trump said the military and Secret Service directed the change because of a threat.
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Democrats are seeking a congressional briefing after reports that Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One in Turkey to another aircraft while aides and reporters remained aboard unaware. The White House has not directly confirmed the operation, which officials and experts say may have followed intelligence about a possible Iranian threat.