Trump's secret plane switch sparks debate over missile 'decoy' passengers

Ethical questions have been raised about a US Secret Service ruse that used a plane full of journalists as a possible "decoy" in response to an alleged Iranian threat to shoot Air Force One out of the sky.The Washington Post yesterday revealed US President Donald Trump secretly climbed off the plane and into an airport catering truck minutes after he was filmed boarding the aircraft in Türkiye in July.The president was moved after the US received intelligence from Israel about an Iranian threat to use shoulder-to-air missiles to target the plane, the Wall Street Journal reported today.The plane then left Türkiye, which borders Iran, carrying members of the media and some White House staff who had been in Ankara with the president for a NATO summit."It just feels more Netflix than reality," said Asli Aydintasbas, a foreign policy expert at Washington's Brookings Institution."We don't know the type of intelligence they received It was later reported the newer Air Force One plane lacked some of the defensive security features of the older jet.Mr Trump boarded the older plane in Ankara in view of TV cameras