Trump says he secretly switched planes after NATO summit last month over possible threat
Trump said the Secret Service and military rerouted him because of a threat, while Air Force One carried reporters and staff as a decoy.
- President Donald Trump confirmed he secretly switched planes following the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, stating he followed instructions from the Secret Service and U.S. military after being alerted to a security risk.
- The covert operation was triggered by a credible Iranian assassination threat, with U.S. intelligence detecting a potential plot targeting the president or his aircraft as he prepared to depart Ankara.
- Trump was moved off the presidential jet using an airport catering truck and transferred to a smaller Air Force C-32A military transport plane, while Air Force One flew ahead as an unwitting decoy.
- Over 100 White House aides, security personnel, and journalists remained on Air Force One, unaware of the intelligence threat or that the president was no longer on board.
- Trump downplayed personal safety concerns during remarks to reporters, stating "I get a lot of threats," while arguing that the smaller plane he actually flew on was likely at equal or greater risk.
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Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight change
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkey last month at the direction of the U.S. Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable than Air Force One. Following a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a military plane via a catering truck in an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, U.S. media report…
Trump admits to secret plane swap over Iranian threat
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US President Trump has confirmed that he flew to the United Kingdom on a different plane than planned after the NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara last month. He made the switch in secret on orders from the Secret Service due to the threat of a missile attack by Iran, American media report. Someone with a rocket launcher on his shoulder was reportedly seen near the plane, the BBC says. According to Trump, the military aircraft he flew in …
Trump confirms Secret Service wanted him to switch planes after threat
Donald Trump has confirmed that he switched planes after the Secret Service detected a possible threat when leaving a Nato summit in Turkey. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday (11 August), the US president said that he followed the orders of the Secret Service and military who “wanted me to go in a different flight, different plane”. “They wanted me to do it, and I do what they say.” Asked about the nature of the threat, which was reported to have…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Hwa-seop = U.S. President Donald Trump stated regarding the recent 'secret transit controversy' that it was a measure taken at the request of the Secret Service and the military...
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