A switch from the new Air Force One to the older aircraft when departing Turkey has been explained by reports of an active Iranian assassination plot.
"The president in danger yesterday unanswered questions lingering tonight around his sudden change of aircraft from the new Qatar-built Air Force One that he flew over onto NATO to the old Air Force One last night. He says it was so the troops could see the new one. OK, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight about a new Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump. And that tracks with what the New York Times said and why he switched planes. The Secret Service told Trump not to take the Qatari-gifted Air Force One home from Turkey. This plane was rushed into circulation because President Trump wanted to fly on a new Air Force One. His spokesperson issued a statement today saying that this plane, the new Air Force One, is perfectly great and totally up to the standards. But it's not. The big unknown here is whether or not this new Qatari-gifted jet has the same level of electronic countermeasures that the old Air Force Ones had. Well, who knows what the truth is. But the White House insists the new Air Force One does have top security features. But again, according to the Times, the older plane has been widely reported to be equipped with a system designed to blind an incoming anti-aircraft missile, along with chaff that could be deployed to mislead a missile and then force it off its course. Well, my first reaction to this is it's not great that the Secret Service, it looks like, is leaking sensitive details to the press, maybe to curry favor, warning. I don't know what it is. But the president, he's well aware of the risks he faces. I'm number one on the kill list for Iran."
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A switch from the new Air Force One to the older aircraft when departing Turkey has been explained by reports of an active Iranian assassination plot.