Today’s Popcorn Moment: President Donald Trump secretly switched planes using an airport catering truck to escape a credible Iranian missile threat
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Trump appeared to depart Ankara aboard the older Air Force one. Remember, it was the conversations of, why aren't you taking the one from Qatar? And then it was the New York Times, and they had gotten this leak, it seems, that, well, the new one didn't have all of the equipment on it. There was no reason to be flying it if it didn't have all the equipment, all the safety equipment. But the fact that these reporters were asking, what we said at the time here, I was watching it happen. Are they trying to get them killed? I said those words. Watch that press conference happen. What are they doing? Turns out they may have had some information leaked by a former Air Force secretary who has now been stripped of a security clearance. But what we did not know is that according to the post, Trump appeared to depart Ankara on the older one, but moved to a smaller C32A in a catering truck. That aircraft continued to Britain. Serving as a decoy did the larger plane while Trump traveled separately. The press didn't even know. For the record, I have zero issue with this whatsoever. I can't describe to you how little of an issue I have with this. This. from MS now is General Hurtling. And General Hurtling, we see the President has little to no options here, and now he's trying patience, which we should note some in the White House have been advising all along that economic pressure was his best path here. We'll see if he can stay with it. We want to get your thoughts on that Air Force One story we covered a moment ago. What does that tell you about the security situation surrounding this President at a time of war that the Secret Service, the military aides there, felt like that such subterfuge was needed in order to save safely get the President of the United States back home. Yeah, Jonathan, what I'd say is there had to have been a significant threat, because as we know, the president tends to blow through some threats and just say, let's do it anyway. So when the Secret Service really suggests the plan like this, it means there must have been something significant. And as you were pointing out before, there have been others that have been threatened, and there have been obvious threats in the works. You mentioned Secretary Pompeo, Ambassador John Bolton, when he was the National Security Advisor, I'd also add to that list, General Mark Millie, who continued to have threats throughout his remaining tour and after from the Iranian government to the point that when President Trump pulled his security detail, he had to hire his own. So it was significant, but the thing that I'm most concerned about is the continuation of the flight with the reporters, the members of the staff when they knew there might have been a targeting of Air Force One. I am not.
I don't want to make sure I'm on the record here. I don't care who the president is. We protect the president because that's what we do. And every member of the press, flying with the president has to understand that there are risks everywhere. And yes, they will be sacrificed, if you will. Their comfort, their safety, all of it. I don't think it should be thrown to the wolves. But they had to make sure the president was safe. They couldn't let the press know because the press can't be trusted as we have seen. And this is the way it went down. So if you want to be bothered by, my gosh, you put the press in danger, the press is always in danger when they're flying with the president because the president's in danger. And the real story here. The clear story here is what the Iranians want to do, the damage that they want to do. The quote from Richard Blumenthal, the senator, Democrat from Connecticut, who lied about his Vietnam service, called it downright scary, unprecedented, surreal, and then added, as the reporting goes, that the war in Iran has made the president, U.S. troops, Persian Gulf allies, and the world less safe. Wrong. Iran, the Iranian regime, the Islamists have made the president, the United States, the Persian Gulf, and the world less safe. You would only know that if you weren't a ridiculous coward, Senator Richard Blumenthal, which you are. A chicken crap coward. That's all you have been. That's all you'll ever be. You're not good enough. You can't win a war. You can't keep a country safe. You and the wimps that surround you. The losers of the DSA and the losers of the Democratic Party. The issue here is Iran. The issue here is Islamic regime. The issue here are the people who want to destroy Western civilization. And we should do something about those people. And if people like you, Senator Richard Blumenthal, weren't such outrageous cowards, maybe we'd all get on board. That's the issue here. That we knew about the threat. that we were able to engage in the protection of leaders? Good, smart, excellent. And to the reporting that you just heard there, General Hurtling giving his commentary, it was wrong with President Trump to take away the protection of the former ambassador, John Bolton. I don't care what else he's done. And of Mark Millie, and I'm no fan of General Millie. And of Mike Pompeo. He was wrong. Flat out. But the threat is not Trump. The threat is not MAGA. The threat is not Republicans. The threat isn't even Democrats, except of course those who invite in the Islamists, which is a growing and growing number. The threat is the Islamist. When are we going to deal with this? When do we get grownups in the room? Let them drop and then go do the work. And if you know what I mean by let them drop, you know what I mean by let them drop. It's a time for men.
We have to recognize what the enemy is. We have to say so clearly. And then we have to go at him. Let's do that. As for the president being moved to another plane and the misdirection, a thousand percent. Absolutely no question about it. The threat? That's the Iranian regime. Let's do something about that too. What is Toyota affordability? It's buying smart. Your local Toyota dealer has great deals available today on Tacoma, Tundra, and Forerunner with the space and features for any adventure. It means driving for less, with available hybrid options, delivering great MPGs without sacrificing power. And it means trading for more. Toyota is known for building long-lasting vehicles, meaning your truck will hold its value for years to come. Shop Toyota.com to find out more. Toyota, let's go places.