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And so Steve Witkoff has a G6 Gulfstream jet. And so Trump and his top aides devised a plan where Trump would be on the plane of Steve Witkoff, and then other aides would be on Trump Force One, which the so-called Trump Force One, which is the plane that Trump typically used. And the idea was to essentially turn Trump Force One into a decoy plane.
And so Steve Witkoff has a G6 Gulfstream jet. And so Trump and his top aides devised a plan where Trump would be on the plane of Steve Witkoff, and then other aides would be on Trump Force One, which the so-called Trump Force One, which is the plane that Trump typically used. And the idea was to essentially turn Trump Force One into a decoy plane.
Well, this is something that did not sit well, as you can imagine, among Trump aides who were on the plane that day. And so they got on the plane. They got on the plane that day and all of them were wondering, where is Trump, right? And then a senior member of leadership tells them, look, the boss isn't going to be flying with us today.
Well, this is something that did not sit well, as you can imagine, among Trump aides who were on the plane that day. And so they got on the plane. They got on the plane that day and all of them were wondering, where is Trump, right? And then a senior member of leadership tells them, look, the boss isn't going to be flying with us today.
Well, this is something that did not sit well, as you can imagine, among Trump aides who were on the plane that day. And so they got on the plane. They got on the plane that day and all of them were wondering, where is Trump, right? And then a senior member of leadership tells them, look, the boss isn't going to be flying with us today.
He's on another plane, and this is just a practice dry run for how things are going to go in the future. This did not go over well with the aides. They felt like they were being treated as bait. And at the time, they were really concerned about the threat of Iran, that they could be attacked as well.
He's on another plane, and this is just a practice dry run for how things are going to go in the future. This did not go over well with the aides. They felt like they were being treated as bait. And at the time, they were really concerned about the threat of Iran, that they could be attacked as well.
He's on another plane, and this is just a practice dry run for how things are going to go in the future. This did not go over well with the aides. They felt like they were being treated as bait. And at the time, they were really concerned about the threat of Iran, that they could be attacked as well.
In fact, there was one aide who was told by a Secret Service agent at one point that upon getting on the plane, that they should duck. They should duck their heads down out of fear that there might be an assassin somewhere pointing a rifle at them.
In fact, there was one aide who was told by a Secret Service agent at one point that upon getting on the plane, that they should duck. They should duck their heads down out of fear that there might be an assassin somewhere pointing a rifle at them.
In fact, there was one aide who was told by a Secret Service agent at one point that upon getting on the plane, that they should duck. They should duck their heads down out of fear that there might be an assassin somewhere pointing a rifle at them.
What we do know is that there was someone connected to the Iranian regime who was arrested in connection for being a part of a plot to kill President Trump, who was then candidate Trump at the time. And so we do know that Iran was very interested in this. And we also know that Iran... did succeed in hacking into the campaign's computer system.
What we do know is that there was someone connected to the Iranian regime who was arrested in connection for being a part of a plot to kill President Trump, who was then candidate Trump at the time. And so we do know that Iran was very interested in this. And we also know that Iran... did succeed in hacking into the campaign's computer system.
What we do know is that there was someone connected to the Iranian regime who was arrested in connection for being a part of a plot to kill President Trump, who was then candidate Trump at the time. And so we do know that Iran was very interested in this. And we also know that Iran... did succeed in hacking into the campaign's computer system.
And so in a lot of ways, Iran was very aggressive during the 2024 campaign season.
And so in a lot of ways, Iran was very aggressive during the 2024 campaign season.
And so in a lot of ways, Iran was very aggressive during the 2024 campaign season.
You know, it's not something that they've talked about as much recently. Trump was in greater danger as a former president when you had less security protection. It was the threat to Trump and the vulnerabilities he faced really reached a kind of a climax in the summer of 2024 after the two assassination attempts.
You know, it's not something that they've talked about as much recently. Trump was in greater danger as a former president when you had less security protection. It was the threat to Trump and the vulnerabilities he faced really reached a kind of a climax in the summer of 2024 after the two assassination attempts.
You know, it's not something that they've talked about as much recently. Trump was in greater danger as a former president when you had less security protection. It was the threat to Trump and the vulnerabilities he faced really reached a kind of a climax in the summer of 2024 after the two assassination attempts.