White House says Trump’s Air Force One switch was a ‘misdirection’

The White House defended the retrofitted Air Force One as safe and secure, describing President Trump's switch to an older model for his Turkey trip as a misdirection. While the Secret Service urged the use of the older aircraft as a security precaution, officials stated the decision was not prompted by a specific threat. Instead, the change was influenced by differences in security capabilities, despite the new plane featuring state-of-the-art high-level security protocols.