{"id":40113,"date":"2026-08-12T05:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40113"},"modified":"2026-08-12T05:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:21:25","slug":"why-trumps-secret-flight-was-extraordinary-by-presidential-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40113","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump\u2019s Secret Flight Was Extraordinary by Presidential Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">CNN anchor Jake Tapper emphasized on Tuesday the extraordinary circumstances of the clandestine operation in Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cObviously the life of the president is paramount, and previous White Houses have used deception to protect the president\u2019s life,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaketapper\/status\/2087217473204469806?s=20\" target=\"undefined\">post on X<\/a>. \u201cBut no officials I\u2019ve spoken to have ever before heard of using an [Air Force One] full of [White House] staff and journalists as a decoy during an imminent threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Ronald L. Rowe Jr., a former acting director of the Secret Service, told the <em>Post <\/em>that, if the President\u2019s location is kept secret, it is for a reason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cWe need to keep the \u2018secret\u2019 in Secret Service,\u201d Rowe told the news outlet. \u201cThe public should know what the president is doing on a daily basis, but when it comes to the methods by which the Secret Service keeps the president safe, that should remain out of public view.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Robert McDonald, who worked with the Secret Service for more than two decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/08\/11\/trump-secret-plane-swap-Turkey-UK-Secret-Service-Air-Force-One\/\" target=\"undefined\">told TIME<\/a> that the operation in Turkey appears to be a result of real-time improvisation by the President\u2019s security team. 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