Trump's 'Camouflaged Transfer' to Evade Assassination Threat... Reporters Used as Decoys?

[Anchor]

It has been reported that on his way back from an overseas trip last month, U.S. President Donald Trump executed a covert operation, switching to a military aircraft to evade an assassination threat from Iran. The reporters on board his official plane served as unwitting decoys for a potential terrorist attack.

Reporter Kim Young-a has the details.

[Reporter]

On July 9, following the NATO summit, President Trump began his journey back home from Türkiye aboard an older presidential aircraft.

However, for some reason, he landed at a British Royal Air Force base and switched to a new presidential aircraft.

When showered with questions about whether it was due to security threats, Trump brushed it off casually.

[Reporter: Are there any security concerns?]

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: Not at all. What is there to worry about?]

However, the truth about that day, as revealed by The Washington Post, was different.

Five minutes after Trump boarded the older Air Force One aircraft in Türkiye.

A catering truck approached the rear left side of Air Force One, while a C-32A military transport aircraft was visible on the rear right side with its boarding stairs deployed.

One minute later, the truck pulled away from Air Force One and moved toward the back of the military aircraft.

The Washington Post reported that President Trump slipped out through the opposite door of the presidential plane into this catering truck and then transferred to the military aircraft.

For this seamless disguised escape, Trump secretly entered the container of a catering truck raised up to the passenger door of the airliner, while reporters were instructed to keep their window shades closed.

[Reporter: Do you happen to know why we were told to pull down the window shades like never before?]

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: Nobody told me to pull down the shades.]

They flew to the U.K. on the military aircraft, hurriedly reboarded the older presidential plane there, and then switched to a new aircraft once again.

Ultimately, the reporters aboard the presidential plane without Trump ended up serving as decoys to fool Iran.

Trump, who completely deceived the press, told the journalists remaining on the presidential plane:

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: If I die, you die with me.]

(Video Editing: Lee Seung-yeol)
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