Iranian State Media Mocks Trump for Secret Airplane Swap in Turkey

Iranian officials and state media mocked President Donald Trump this week for switching planes during his trip to Turkey last month because the Secret Service was concerned about an assassination threat from Iran.

Iran's state media has mocked US President Donald Trump after new details emerged about his secret aircraft switch during a visit to Turkey, saying it showed just how nervous he is about the Islamic Republic's power.

By Emily Giles, Elwely Elwelly and Melory Ghazi DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Iran's state media has mocked U.S. President Donald Trump after new details emerged about his secret aircraft switch during a visit to Turkey, saying it showed just how nervous he is about the Islamic Republic's power.

DUBAI, Aug 13 - Iran's state media has mocked U.S. President Donald Trump after new details emerged about his secret aircraft switch during a visit to Turkey, saying it showed just how nervous he is about the Islamic Republic's power.

Iran's state media mock Trump over airplane switch, meme shows him hiding in a catering truck  Reuters

"I guess there was a threat out there. I didn't really ask too much about it. I get a lot of threats," Trump told reporters.

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Subterfuge involved stowing him away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as a decoy

Reports of a plot to evade a potential Iranian assassination threat during Mr Trump’s return from the NATO summit surfaced on Tuesday.

The president spoke for the first time about a previously undisclosed flight after the NATO summit in July.