The White House did not disclose the change and it remained a secret until the Washington Post first reported it on Monday. Some media commentators ⁠questioned whether the operation left Trump’s aides and journalists traveling with him at risk aboard the plane presumed to be carrying the president. “I think actually the plane that I flew on was at greater risk,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “I think it was at greater risk because that would be the plane I think that they would be more likely to go for.” Trump was accompanied by several close aides when he secretly transferred from Air Force One to a smaller military aircraft in Turkey last month, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.