Trump faces questions about staff, journalists left aboard Air Force One facing deadly Iran threat
President Trump was covertly moved to a second plane when leaving the NATO summit in Turkey after a missile threat from Iran. Lawmakers now have questions about the staffers and journalists left on board the decoy plane. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
Democrats are demanding a congressional briefing following a controversial move involving Donald Trump and Air Force One. The secretive swap of Trump's flight sparked questions about the lack of transparency and the potential use of staff and media as decoys. The incident occurred when Trump was secretly transferred from a larger plane to a smaller one via an airport catering truck.
The Guardian has broken down the footage from the day, revealing the sequence of events. Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota's lieutenant governor, secured her Democratic primary for US Senate in a race focused on immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Darline Graham, appointed to fill her late brother Lindsey's Senate term, will face off against Ralph Norman in a runoff on August 25.
The winner will then compete against Democratic nominee Annie Andrews in the November midterm elections.
Written by urgent.news from The Guardian US's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
