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How Trump’s secret plane switch unfolded

A CNN review of videos and photos sheds light on how an elaborate ruse to fly Trump out of Turkey by secretly switching planes unfolded. CNN’s Kevin Liptak reports.

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How Trump’s secret plane switch unfolded
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<p>While in Turkey for the NATO Summit in July, President Donald Trump flew out of the country on an alternate military plane which he boarded by hiding in a catering truck</p>
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Security concerns prompted Trump to secretly change planes in Turkey, official says
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WaPo: How Trump secretly switched planes using catering truck
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