Iran’s embassy in South Africa has made headlines by suggesting a connection between Karoline Leavitt’s resignation as White House press secretary and alleged misleading information regarding President Donald Trump’s exit from Turkey. This assertion has sparked discussions about the implications of such claims in the current political landscape.
Because of a threat, trump later confirmed that security and military officials wanted him to use a different aircraft. The post referred to the episode as an act of betrayal and mocked Trump over his reported use of a catering truck during the operation.
But the claim is not supported by the available evidence, and the White House has said Leavitt was not on the flight involved in the episode. Trump said he understood and respected her decision and said she would remain an outside adviser. The White House told Snopes that the claim was false and that Leavitt was not on the trip, according to the Forbes report. Trump initially planned to leave Turkey on the older aircraft but was secretly moved using a catering truck after US intelligence officials identified what authorities considered a credible threat involving Iran, according to reporting cited by Forbes.
The embassy suggested that Trump had betrayed Leavitt by leaving her in danger while he escaped on another aircraft. A number of officials, aides and journalists remained on the original aircraft, which subsequently flew toward Britain . The unusual operation prompted questions about the decision to leave others aboard the plane that had reportedly been considered unsafe for the president.
Leavitt announced on Wednesday that she would leave her post at the end of August, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family and could not give her two young children the time she believed they deserved while handling the demands of the press secretary’s job.
Trump has said Leavitt will remain a close political ally, describing her as someone who will be among his “top outside advisors” and an influential voice within the Republican Party.
