“Sources telling me Trump’s on his way to visit troops—possibly in Iraq. Better late than never. But also a bit troubling that so many folks seem to already know about this if it hasn’t happened already. #OpSec anyone?”

      Paul (PJ) Rieckhoff (Dec 26, 2018)

December 26 2018 (19:20 GMT) — Trump has not tweeted for over 20 hours? And Air Force One has been spotted over Yorkshire England, despite the fact that President Trump has no trips on his schedule for December 26. What is going on? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

Flight trackers show that one of two planes used for Air Force One (92-9000/VC-25) — using what appears to be a fake HEXCODE of AE47C4 — departed Andrews Air Force base at midnight (Local time).

The transponder for the flight was either changed or disabled after it neared Romanian air space.  This could be because the media has picked up on the flight track.

Is Trump on a surprise visit to Afghanistan? Turkey? Or more likely Iraq?

If the spotted Air Force One plane is indeed carrying Trump for a troop visit, this is a major  failure in Operations Security.

UPDATE (19:36 GMT) — The White House just announced that Trump has landed in Iraq.

“President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit with our troops and Senior Military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a tweet.

Donald and Melania Trump were spirited out of the White House late last night to board Air Force One, which flew 11 hours to Iraq.

The plane’s shades were drawn and lights out much of the trip for security.

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Breaking News — Air Force One Spotted Over Europe. Trump Visiting Troops?