Rubio and Bessent remained on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says
The two most senior members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month's NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane following an Iranian threat, while Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military jet, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
TL;DR
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flew on a decoy plane out of a NATO summit in Turkey.
- This departure occurred due to an Iranian threat.
- President Donald Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military jet during the event.
- The information was confirmed by a senior U.S. official.