Did President Trump hide in a catering truck to board a secret flight? | BBC Newscast
The Washington Post is reporting a secret plane swap, which took place as President Trump was leaving the Nato summit in Turkey last month.
Adam is joined onstage at the Edinburgh Fringe by Caitriona Perry and James Cook. They discuss the reports of the president’s Air Force One plane-swap in response to a possible Iranian threat.
Plus, we’re looking ahead to the mid-terms and asking: who are the rising stars in the Democrats, and what do they tell us about the party’s political direction?
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00:00 Newscast is in Edinburgh!
00:18 Trump’s secret plane escape?
08:10 Trump’s White House ballroom plans
15:01 Caitriona’s experience at the White House Correspondents dinner
23:01 What’s at stake for the US mid term elections?
25:02 Abdul El-Seyed win’s Democratic nomination in Michigan
28:24 Are the Democrats and Republican parties changing?
