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Trump hid in catering cart to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat – reports (www.theguardian.com)

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Prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight in an extraordinary ruse that involved hiding the president in an airport catering cart, according to reporting from the Washington Post and the New York Times.

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[–] joe@lemmy.world 50 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Meaning the staff and reporters on the other plane were being used as decoys without their knowledge or consent.

That's pretty fucked up.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I bet that's what all those civilians were saying when Americans killed 100+ people while kidnapping the president of Venezuela.

[–] joe@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I'm not really sure what point you're trying to make.