Rubio, Bessent took decoy Air Force One, Hegseth flew on secret flight with Trump

TL;DR

President Trump secretly flew on a different aircraft from the publicly identified Air Force One.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House aides Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta, and Dan Scavino were on the secret flight.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were on a decoy flight, aware of Trump's secret travel.
The Secret Service advised Trump to take an older plane for security reasons, citing unspecified threats.
A catering truck was used to covertly move Trump from the decoy Air Force One to the secret plane.
The press and other staff traveled on the decoy Air Force One, believing it carried the president.
Trump later switched to a newer, Qatari-donated plane in the UK.

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