美国情报部门发现伊朗策划杀害特朗普的可信威胁后，秘密特务处和军方在其上月土耳其访问期间采取了非常规行动[1]。特朗普被安排离开空军一号，改乘餐饮卡车撤离[1]。然而，超过100名官员、随行人员和记者被留在飞机上，但他们未被告知存在任何威胁[1]。
特朗普随后对此事轻描淡写，表示"他们想让我乘坐不同的飞机。我没有太多选择的余地"[1]。这一做法引发批评。民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔称此次行动"前所未有、令人不安"，并要求国会就此举行听证[1]。前中情局官员史蒂文·卡什批评称，这一做法的逻辑似乎是"通过让100多人被伊朗人杀害来减少特朗普的危险"[1]。
President Trump was secretly evacuated from Air Force One during a visit to Turkey last month after U.S. intelligence agencies identified a credible Iranian assassination threat against him [1]. According to security protocols, the Secret Service and military arranged for Trump to depart the aircraft via a catering truck, leaving behind over 100 accompanying officials, staff members, and journalists who were not informed of the threat [1].
Trump subsequently dismissed the incident, stating that officials "wanted me to get on a different airplane" and that he "didn't have much choice in the matter" [1]. However, the decision to leave the passengers unaware of the danger has drawn sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers. Senator Richard Blumenthal characterized the operation as "unprecedented and deeply disturbing," calling for congressional hearings on the matter [1]. Former CIA official Steven Cash leveled a particularly pointed critique, arguing that "the idea seems to be reducing Trump's danger by having over 100 people killed by the Iranians" [1].