Two membe s of US P eside t Do ald T ump’s cabi et we e o a decoy pla e that T ump sec etly exited befo e boa di g a diffe e t flight i Tu key last mo th, CBS News epo ts.
Sec eta y of State Ma co Rubio a d T easu y Sec eta y Scott Besse t emai ed aboa d what was believed to be Ai Fo ce O e a d did ot joi the flight p ovided to T ump ove secu ity co ce s i volvi g I a .
Afte T ump e te ed Ai Fo ce O e o 8 July with both officials a d membe s of the p ess, he hid o a cate i g t uck to be cla desti ely t a spo ted to a milita y pla e.
The label “Ai Fo ce O e” applies to a y pla e the p eside t is o , but i this case the o igi al c aft kept the call sig al, tu i g it i to a decoy.
Acco di g to CBS – the BBC’s US pa t e – Rubio a d Besse t emai ed o boa d the fi st ai c aft to mai tai the li e of successio i the eve t somethi g happe ed to T ump
I the eve t that the p eside t dies o is i capacitated, Vice-P eside t JD Va ce would take powe , followed by the Speake of the House of Rep ese tatives a d the P eside t P o Tempo e of the Se ate.
The Sec eta y of State comes ext i li e, followed by the t easu y sec eta y.
Othe s who stayed o the i itial ai c aft desig ated as Ai Fo ce O e i cluded White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephe Mille a d Steve Cheu g, the White House’s commu icatio s di ecto .
The BBC has co tacted the White House fo comme t.
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