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Trump Flew From Turkey on Older Air Force One After Credible Threat From Iran and Its Proxies
The Secret Service urged the swap after officials judged the threat credible, and the Qatari-donated jet lacks the older plane’s defensive systems.
- Earlier this month, President Donald Trump switched to the older Air Force One while departing a NATO summit in Turkey after officials identified a "credible threat" from Iranian proxy forces targeting the president.
- The Secret Service urged the change because the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 lacks the advanced defensive capabilities of the older aircraft, which currently serves as the official presidential transport.
- Intelligence indicated Iranian proxies were targeting the president regardless of his aircraft, a separate finding from earlier Israeli warnings about assassination plots that some U.S. officials viewed with skepticism.
- Trump stated he is "number one on Iran's assassination list," while White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the donated jet will undergo one month of security upgrades this fall.
- Secret Service director Sean Curran told reporters the current threat picture for protectees is the most volatile he has witnessed during his 24-year career, underscoring broader security concerns.
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Donald Trump was supposed to fly back from Turkey with another machine, but there were security concerns.
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At the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump had to change the government plane, because US officials had evidence of an Iranian attack plan.
·Syke, Germany
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According to the media, this was the reason for the change to the old Air Force One.
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