Sean Curran, the director of the U.S. Secret Service, recently spoke in an interview about the disclosure of the secret relocation tactic of Donald Trump, the former President of the United States. He expressed regret that the details of this operation were made public and that this could make it difficult to carry out similar actions in the future.
Details of Trump's Relocation
This relocation took place on July 8, when Trump was returning from the NATO summit in Turkey. He boarded "Air Force One" in Ankara in front of cameras, but secretly left the plane via an airport food truck and continued his journey on another U.S. Air Force aircraft.
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While reporters and White House staff believed Trump was traveling on the same plane, the decision to relocate him became a controversial topic. Curran mentioned this in his interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" program, stating: "This is not the first time we have done such a thing. We would have preferred this not to be reported, as this disclosure takes away part of our tactics for carrying out similar actions again."
Security Threat and Trump's Reaction
Trump confirmed this relocation, stating that the Secret Service and the U.S. military had ordered him to use another plane due to a security threat. He said: "They wanted me to travel on another flight and with a different plane. The security was the same, but they wanted me to do this, and I did."
According to reports, this action followed a threat from Iran to assassinate Trump. The former U.S. President clarified that he did not have much information about the details of this threat, saying: "I think there was a threat, but I really didn’t ask many questions about it. I receive many threats."
Curran, in his further explanations, referred to the history of using similar methods, stating that such relocations had previously been carried out during Bill Clinton's presidency due to security concerns.
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