Members of cabinet remained on decoy plane, after Trump's quiet exit
Summary
President Donald Trump secretly left a decoy Air Force One plane before boarding a different flight in Turkey on July 8. Two cabinet members, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, stayed on the first plane, which kept the Air Force One call sign as a security measure.Key Facts
- On July 8, President Trump entered Air Force One with officials and the press.
- Trump then left the plane secretly using a catering truck and boarded a military plane.
- The original plane kept the Air Force One call sign and became a decoy.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stayed on the decoy plane.
- They remained there to maintain the presidential line of succession in case something happened to Trump.
- Vice-President JD Vance is next in line after the president, followed by the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
- Other officials on the decoy plane included Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Communications Director Steven Cheung.
- The BBC asked the White House for comment on the situation.
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