Members of Trump's cabinet remained on decoy plane, after president's quiet exit
During a NATO summit in Turkey last month, President Trump secretly exited a plane designated as Air Force One for security reasons related to Iran. Two cabinet members, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, remained on the decoy aircraft.

During a NATO summit in Turkey last month, President Trump secretly exited a plane designated as Air Force One for security reasons related to Iran. Two cabinet members, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, remained on the decoy aircraft. Trump was reportedly transported via a catering truck to a different military plane. The decoy plane maintained the "Air Force One" call signal, while the president boarded a separate craft. Rubio and Bessent stayed on the initial plane to maintain the line of presidential succession in case of an incident involving Trump. Other officials, including Stephen Miller and Steven Cheung, also remained on the decoy plane.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained aboard what was believed to be Air Force One.
Two members of Trump's cabinet remained on a decoy plane after President Trump secretly exited before boarding a different flight in Turkey.
Rubio and Bessent remained on board the first aircraft to maintain the line of succession.
Trump hid on a catering truck to be clandestinely transported to a military plane.
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