# Could Trump have avoided the chaotic AF1 swap?

https://mins.news/en/video/23209

- CNN, 2026-08-15 22:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eduZCRwZsP0

> A person familiar with the arrangements says close aides accompanied President Donald Trump on a smaller aircraft leaving Turkey last month, while several Cabinet members stayed aboard the legacy Air Force One without him. The covert plan was prompted by a specific shoulder-fired missile threat to Air Force One.

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