Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Former White House official Steve Atkiss joins Michael Smerconish to explain the extraordinary security measures surrounding President Donald Trump’s departure from Turkey — including why the president was secretly moved away from the aircraft normally used as Air Force One.
Atkiss served in the George W. Bush White House and helped coordinate presidential travel, Secret Service, military and national-security operations on hundreds of trips. He explains how presidents are protected when credible threats emerge, why deception and multiple aircraft can be valuable security tools, and whether keeping the traveling press in the dark was justified.
Atkiss also shares remarkable firsthand stories from George W. Bush’s secret 2003 Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad, the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit in Singapore, and a presidential trip to Georgia where a grenade was thrown toward President Bush.
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Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 507-478-7579 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to askchapter.org/smerconish *Paid Partnership*
Former White House official Steve Atkiss joins Michael Smerconish to explain the extraordinary security measures surrounding President Donald Trump’s departure from Turkey — including why the president was secretly moved away from the aircraft normally used as Air Force One.
Atkiss served in the George W. Bush White House and helped coordinate presidential travel, Secret Service, military and national-security operations on hundreds of trips. He explains how presidents are protected when credible threats emerge, why deception and multiple aircraft can be valuable security tools, and whether keeping the traveling press in the dark was justified.
Atkiss also shares remarkable firsthand stories from George W. Bush’s secret 2003 Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad, the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit in Singapore, and a presidential trip to Georgia where a grenade was thrown toward President Bush.
Vote on today's poll and subscribe to the daily newsletter at smerconish.com
Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
