Trump Ripped by Reporters Used as Decoys in Secret Escape

Trump Ripped by Reporters Used as Decoys in Secret Escape(thedailybeast.com)

8 points by johnbarron 1 hour ago | 3 comments

bell-cot 1 hour ago |

> ...reporters who thought they were traveling on the same plane as the president and were unaware of the risk to their lives.

Unaware that Iran might be eager to kill the leader of the Great Satan, in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader (by US/Israeli air strikes earlier this year) when Turkey and Iran have a 250-ish mile common border? And the weak defenses of some of the Air Force One planes have been in the news repeatedly in the past month?

I call bullshit.

rsfern 7 minutes ago | |

The bit you quoted doesn’t capture why the reporters are upset:

> White House journalists are outraged that a threat credible enough to force Donald Trump to escape from Air Force One using an airport catering truck wasn’t relayed to them.

nujabe 54 minutes ago | |

To be fair, it’s not unreasonable to take your safety for granted when in the presence of the US president. I do find it odd Trump decided to go though.