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Trump Briefly Moved to Decoy C-32A Amid Iran Plot

8/14/2026

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Summary

Story summary

On July 8, U.S. President Donald Trump was moved from Air Force One to a decoy C-32A after intelligence warned of an Iranian assassination plot.
CNN host Kaitlan Collins aired the Washington Post report with reporter Dan Lamothe.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod called the undisclosed decoy stunning and risky.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal demanded a congressional investigation, calling the move unprecedented.

History

Historical Context

In September 1975, Lyn Fromme pointed a Colt .45 pistol at President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, and 17 days later Sara Jane Moore fired a .38 revolver at him in San Francisco; both shots missed, and Ford began wearing a bulletproof trench coat in October. The twin attempts prompted heightened Secret Service vigilance that still guides presidential protection.

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Story summary

On July 8, U.S. President Donald Trump was moved from Air Force One to a decoy C-32A after intelligence warned of an Iranian assassination plot.
CNN host Kaitlan Collins aired the Washington Post report with reporter Dan Lamothe.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod called the undisclosed decoy stunning and risky.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal demanded a congressional investigation, calling the move unprecedented.

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