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Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says

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WASHINGTON — The two most senior members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane following an Iranian threat, while Trump was secretly moved to a sma…

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  1. The Columbian

    Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — The two most senior members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane following an Iranian threat, while Trump was secretly moved to a sma…

  2. Washington Times

    Rubio and Bessent remained on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says (opens Washington Times)

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    The two most senior members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month's NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane following an Iranian threat, while Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military…

  3. Triblive

    Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — The two most senior members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane following an Iranian threat, while Trump was secretly moved to a sma…

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