{
  "id": 607658,
  "title": "Trump’s Air Force One deception faces scrutiny over ‘decoy’ passengers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/trumps-air-force-one-deception-faces-scrutiny-over-decoy-passengers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/trump-air-force-one-deception-democrats"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, Democrats pressed for a congressional briefing following a bizarre incident where President Donald Trump was secretly transferred to a different aircraft than the one he was believed to be traveling on. The revelation, initially reported by the Washington Post and the New York Times, has sparked scrutiny over the deception involving the President's Air Force One.\n\nLast month, US intelligence reportedly uncovered a credible threat from Iran to assassinate the President. In response, Trump allegedly departed Air Force One in a catering truck, while more than a hundred aides, officials, and journalists remained onboard the original plane to continue their journey to Britain. These passengers were not informed of the potential threat to their lives.\n\nThe incident has raised questions about why the public and press were deliberately misled, prompting Democrats to demand a congressional briefing to shed light on the situation. Critics are now questioning the motives behind the deceptive tactics employed during this high-profile operation.",
  "summary": "Journalists and others were allowed to fly on presidential jet despite security threat while Trump was spirited away Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Democrats called on Tuesday for a congressional briefing over a stunning charade in which Donald Trump was secretly spirited to different plane than the one the public and press believed he was travelling on, an episode first…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel warned US about Iran's plans to kill Trump on Air Force One, aided his escape - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/israel-warned-us-about-irans-plans-to-kill-trump-on-air-force-one",
        "published": "2026-08-11T20:56:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Trump took secret flight out of Turkiye amid Iran threat: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/trump-took-secret-flight-out-of-turkiye-amid-iran-threat-report",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Air Force One swap calls into question Trump's safety abroad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/air-force-one-swap-calls-into-question-trumps-safety-abroad",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:21:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}