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Iran’s threat to assassinate President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign led his team to take extreme precautions, which included riding on a decoy plane to throw off would-be pursuers.After law enforcement told Trump that Iran had snuck operatives into the country who had access to surface-to-air missiles, the president’s team worried that his easily recognizable private jet, “Trump Force One,” might make him an easy target during takeoff or landing. Concerns only grew after a failed attempt on Trump’s life at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sept. 15.Soon thereafter, Trump’s security detail had the candidate travel to an event on a decoy plane owned by friend and real estate executive Steve Witkoff. n18oc_world n18oc_crux
