Trump plays down Air Force One plane switch as criticism grows over ‘decoy’ passengers

President says Secret Service wanted him on ‘different plane’ due to threat as Democrats call for congressional briefing

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President Donald Trump said he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat that he insisted didn’t scare him.

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