How Trump was secretly moved between planes after Iran's missile threat

President Trump secretly moved between Air Force One and a military aircraft in Turkey after a missile threat from Iran, a U.S. official said. CBS News' Nancy Cordes explains what we know.

In July, Donald Trump hid in a catering truck and reportedly secretly switched planes in a security ruse prompted by a credible Iranian assassination threat. The Guardian breaks down the footage from that day, showing how the president reportedly boarded the old Air Force One jumbo jet in view of television cameras,

An operation to remove Trump from his usual plane via a food supply truck was reportedly orchestrated by the White House due to security threats.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s secret ride inside an Turkish airport catering truck to board a military jet appears to have been captured on video last month — the climax of a stunning plane swap carried out while journalists and even some White House staffers sat unaware on Air Force One. The footage shows a catering.

U.S. President ​Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, a deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.

US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.

Trump boarded a decoy plane to leave the NATO summit while reporters believed they were traveling with him, the Washington Post reported, citing U.S. officials.

President Donald Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller military aircraft after last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, according to The Washington Post, in an elaborate security operation reportedly prompted by an Iranian threat against him.

Following the NATO summit in Turkey in July, President Donald Trump was seen boarding a decoy Air Force One. The Washington Post reports that after boarding the plane, he was whisked away to a nearby aircraft using a catering truck. The ruse was reportedly used to conceal his whereabouts amid an ongoing assassination t

The US president was moved from the old Air Force One to a military plane as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, US media say.

Reports reveal Donald Trump was secretly flown from Turkey to the UK on a smaller plane due to an alleged Iran assassination threat, despite public claims

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published August 11, 2026 8:17am Updated August 11, 2026 12:27pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Donald Trump was smuggled off Air Force One in a catering truck in Turkey last month after reports of an I

The reported ‘clandestine’ operation came as US officials deemed a threat to target the president’s plane as credible, outlets reported.

WASHINGTON — Amid an assassination threat from Iran, President Donald Trump secretly departed Turkey aboard an alternate military aircraft while the rest of the world thought he was on board Air Force One, according to a report published on Monday. As he prepared to leave Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, Trump climbed the st

US president was whisked away from Air Force One onto a smaller aircraft and flown to the Mildenhall air base in the UK

WaPo: Trump secretly switches planes using catering truck  CNN

Trump 'secretly switched planes' after Iran assassination threat in Turkey  thenationalnews.com

Trump switched planes twice, taking a third smaller jet instead. He was ferried out of the second aircraft, an older Boeing 747, in a catering container.

President Donald Trump was snuck aboard a separate military plane via a catering truck to fly back from Turkey last month in order to avoid an Iranian assassination plot, according to a report from the Washington Post. The widely accepted narrative was previously that Trump boarded the old Air Force One to fly to the…