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So Trump and the White House lied about which plane Trump was on flying out of Turkey, setting up journalists who thought they were on the same plane as the president to possibly be the target of an Iranian attack while he secretly departed on a different one. Words fail.

wapo.stContradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threatThe White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.

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Trump using journalists as bait. To he honest, I couldn’t be less shocked at this story. It’s completely wrong, but not shocking at all. But they’ll invite him to the next WH correspondents dinner so he can laugh about how smart he was.

Trump is willing to make that sacrifice — Bone Spurs is always ready to sacrifice other lives. In this case, for him they are just journalists so no big deal.

Carted around in a catering container. This is the best story ever. Oh the humiliation. I’ve heard of deception tactics but this story is just too fabulous. Thank you NYTimes and Wash Post for pursuing this.

LOL the orange traitor bitch is a straight up COWARD. Hope they hound him the rest of his life. And THEN... Those schoolgirls' spirits, along with his other victims, will take turns hounding his bitch ass in HELL.

Same press will suck up though? Bonespurs. If he was in President Zelenskyy's shoes when Putin invaded, he would have taken a ride and not asked for more ammo.

Anyone going to ask the press that were on that plane why they think they are expendable in the extreme for Capn bonespurs? Same for staffers and crew.

America a once great fearless nation, home to liberty, the constitution, democracy and hope. But perhaps just like in Rome where the great Cesar collapsed his nation from within, the 'Sharpie Emperor' is not making America so great.

We already know tRump's a chicken shit draft dodger; he's not going to save anybody, only his own fat ass. He's petrified that someone is going to shoot his left ear.

There's one word that seems apt: Resign. The Iran war has been so badly bungled, with dire consequences, the news that he used staff & journos as a decoy ... sure. He took an ill-considered, illegal action that closed the Strait, perhaps for the rest of his term. He lost the war. He should resign.

was there really a threat? or did drumpf need to feel like he was James Bond, and the secret service, pampered his fantasy to keep the toddler from throwing a tantrum, lying on the floor screaming...

Trump got so spooked by Iranian drones that he had to sneak out of Turkey inside a catering truck. Now every time he plays golf, the Secret Service deploys anti-aircraft batteries around the course. Even his sand traps have air defense. #TrumpMissilesGolf #USDemocracy

They'd all sacrifice their children just to ask him softball questions and then sanewash his manure answers. They have no problem being his decoy. They literally know he's a rapist that has murdered an entire school of children and they love to celebrate him with a special dinner.

Could be an indicator that he does want to win the midterms? The assassination attempt gave him an unexpected martyrdom bounce, so maybe it's a bit of theatre. Or if it is a credible threat from Iranians, then it doesn't bode well for peace talks if they're trying to kill him.

And all those, clearly expendable, client ‘journalists’ who fawn over Trump, will still be clambering over each other to ask him inconsequential questions next time they are permitted to flutter around his orange glow. They are an embarrassment to a once respected and vitally important profession.

Sshhh! That's Donny's Enigma. An unbreakable code. Race baiting Harris was epic. He tried to corner her. Is she black? Indian? He can't tell. Hey, dipshit - my daughter is African, Spanish, Irish, German & Miami Indian. You can be more than one thing. Don settles for 'moron.'

Yeah, it’s really jaw dropping at this point. Like, not to be patriarchal about it, but seriously, you say some shit like that to a female presenting colleague of mine like he does constantly? No way.

Doesn't make sense for Iran to try and kill him. What is the benefit? Vance comes in and might do better in the war? The US will also be absolutely forced to invade regardless of casualty numbers if a head of state is killed. Sounds like the Iranians trying to commit suicide.

There were two catering trucks. The one by the back wing was real. The one by the right-side door, opposite the door with the stairs, was the one they loaded him (and three of his personal staff) in.

Thats the first thing I thought. They did not care at all about the people on that plane. I guess they didn’t not care if they were killed...

Like all bullies, Trump is, fundamentally, a self-obsessed coward. Meanwhile, the SS was obligated to protect him. But leaving journalists and staffs as sitting ducks? Unforgivable!

Yes words fail but I am sure Trump did not care about anyone left on AF1. I don’t remember Obama having to run & hide leaving journalists & if memory serves correctly, Biden did not have to run & hide either. Biden also flew into a war zone with just a handful of security.

"Yes, you might be blown out of the air by Iran, reporters & staff, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make!" FFS, the cowardice of this man knows few bounds. He's terrified of assassination, but, this? He used civilians & staff as decoys, FFS!

Doesn’t care about them or the plane. He didn’t pay for it. He grifted it. If that plane & the people in it were shot down, he would have gladly spun it in his favor so he could grift some more, with red hats rejoicing.

The journalists would have been on the plane anyway, Iran's intelligence might have identified the switch, and a direct attack in a third country (a NATO member at that) was always unlikely because of the consequences there. I honestly don't feel this is that big a deal.

URGENT! SCRAMBLE ALL KETCHUP CLEAN-UP SQUADS TO THE WHITE HOUSE, STAT! I don't feel the least bit sorry for any of his suck-ups who will be forced to deal with the rage that this severe narcissistic injury will cause today. The humiliation.....whew!

At this point, being in the WH press pool is a position that requires hazard pay. Close proximity to such a big fat Iranian military target might be injurious to their health.