Trump plays down Air Force One plane switch as criticism grows over ‘decoy’ passengers – US politics live
President says Secret Service wanted him on ‘different plane’ due to threat as Democrats call for congressional briefing In July, Donald Trump hid in a catering truck and reportedly secretly switched planes in a security ruse prompted by a credible Iranian assassination threat. In this video, the Guardian breaks down the footage from that day, showing how the president reportedly boarded the old…
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced her departure from the administration to focus more time on her family. President Donald Trump announced the news on social media, stating that he fully understands and respects her decision. He added that Leavitt would become one of his top outside advisors after leaving the administration.
At the time of her appointment in 2018, Leavitt was 27, making her the youngest person in U.S. history to hold the role. Prior to her tenure as press secretary, she worked as a press aide during the first Trump administration and ran unsuccessfully for a US House seat in New Hampshire. Leavitt recently welcomed her second child, a daughter, in May of this year.
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