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Trump's decoy flight and the role of the White House press corps

NPR | By Tamara Keith

Published August 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM CDT

New reporting contradicts what the White House told the press traveling with the president during a recent trip to Turkey.

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Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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