politics

Trump's great plane escape

When Air Force One took off from Turkey after July’s Nato summit, almost everyone believed Donald Trump was on board … but he wasn’t. Jonathan Freedland talks with Tara Setmayer of the Seneca Project about why the White House felt the need to come up with such an elaborate lie to protect the president

Trump's great plane escape

TL;DR

  • Air Force One departed Turkey after the July Nato summit.
  • Donald Trump was reportedly not on board the flight.
  • Jonathan Freedland spoke with Tara Setmayer of the Seneca Project about the incident.
  • The discussion centered on why the White House might have fabricated the departure to protect the president.