Trump's Cabinet Left on Decoy Plane After Quiet Exit
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- Trump's cabinet members stayed on a decoy plane after Trump quietly exited, per BBC reporting on the incident.
- An official cited by 6abc said the decoy flight was prompted by fears of an Iranian cell equipped with a shoulder-fired missile.
Why it matters: The episode reframes what late-night hosts mocked as a comedic gaffe into a national security operation — if officials' stated rationale holds, a presidential movement was disrupted by a specific Iranian threat, raising the stakes around routine Air Force One logistics.
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