Secret Service used decoy planes for Trump security before

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 22:24 · Archive

Secret Service Director Sean Curran said using a decoy plane for President Trump at a NATO summit was not the first time the agency had employed the tactic.

Secret Service Director Sean Curran told CBS News's 60 Minutes that using a decoy plane for President Trump at the NATO summit was part of an established security practice. 'That's not the first time we've done that,' Curran said in an interview with Norah O'Donnell. He expressed regret that the tactic had been disclosed publicly, saying he wished it had not been reported.

How it is being reported

• Trump's Secret Service chief stunningly admits president has been secretly smuggled onto more decoy planesSecret Service Director Sean Curran revealed that the effort to secretly smuggle President Donald Trump in a decoy Air Force One flight was a security tactic used before by his security team.Daily Mail · 9 Oct, 22:15
• Secret Service director says Trump decoy plane "not first time we've done that"Secret Service Director Sean Curran told Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes that he wishes the decision to use a decoy plane for President Trump at the NATO summit hadn't been reported. "Look, that's not the first time we've done that," Curran said. Watch more of the interview with Curran and deputy director Matthew Quinn Sunday on 60 Minutes.CBS News · 9 Oct, 15:29

In this story: Sean Curran · Donald Trump · Secret Service · NATO

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