Secret Service Director Sean Curran says Trump's decoy plane switch during Turkey trip was not the first time the tactic has been used
Secret Service Director Sean Curran appeared on CBS News's 60 Minutes and confirmed that the agency used a decoy aircraft during President Trump's departure from Ankara, Turkey during a NATO summit in July 2026. Trump was secretly transferred from the publicly visible Air Force One to a smaller C-32A military aircraft via an airport catering truck while the larger Boeing 747 continued as a decoy. Curran expressed regret that the maneuver was reported publicly, saying it compromised the tactic's future usefulness.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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- Washington Examiner+30 min
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Washington Examiner provides extensive operational detail on the transfer and historical precedents, while Bloomberg focuses narrowly on Curran's regret that the ruse became public, omitting most specifics.
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“Trump's Security Chief Says Plane Ruse Breach Is Regrettable”
“Secret Service director reveals Trump decoy plane stunt wasn't the first time”
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Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a smaller Air Force C-32A via an airport catering truck during his departure from Ankara
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