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Secret Service urged Trump to use old Air Force One as a security precaution: Sources
Trump told reporters the switch had nothing to do with security concerns.
The plane is 18 feet and 4 inches longer than the older Air Force One, which retains a comprehensive, battle-tested Cold War defense suite and maintains the ability to blind an incoming antiaircraft missile.
The Secret Service advised President Trump to take the old Air Force One to leave Turkey after the NATO summit, ditching the Qatari-donated Air Force One, according to people briefed on the situation.
A government watchdog's report found the Secret Service missed 102 warnings about a gunman at Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pa. The agency received only eight such messages due to its lack of communication with local law enforcement,
The Secret Service missed 102 radio transmissions about Thomas Crooks on the roof with a long gun before shots were fired at the Butler rally, according to a watchdog report.
The report concluded Secret Service “missed multiple opportunities to detect, prevent, and disrupt” deranged gunman Thomas Crooks’ attempted assassination of Trump, including shocking
The Secret Service missed chances to prevent the 2024 shooting of Trump and was significantly understaffed, according to a pair of watchdog reports.
