Trump hid in catering cart in secret Air Force One swap to fend off Iran assassination threat

White House staffers and journalists on Air Force One were unaware of the dramatic switch and were left on board to become unwitting decoys to the threat, according to a report

The President of the United States was reportedly secretly moved minutes later to a smaller plane via an airport catering truck

Trump reportedly used catering cart to switch planes, unbeknownst to the press pool and some White House staff.

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

Trump was secretly moved in a catering truck to a military jet as part of a covert security ruse prompted by an Iranian threat against him.

Report: Trump boarded secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian assassination threat US President Donald Trump secretly left Turkey on a military aircraft last month amid an alleged Iranian assassination threat, The Washington Post reported citing several sources. According to the report,  Trump boarded the an Air

The US president was reportedly transported via a catering cart to a secret plane following the NATO summit in Turkey after fears of an assassination attempt by Iran

Journalists and some White House staff were aboard the legacy Air Force One that served as a “decoy,” according to The Washington Post

Donald Trump was forced to hide in an airport catering cart and was secretly flown out of Turkey on a military jet, following an Iranian assassination threat during the NATO summit, a senior US official said

A senior US official has claimed that President Donald Trump was reportedly forced to hide in an airport catering cart and secretly flown out of Turkey on a military jet

Donald Trump 'smuggled away in catering van' to escape assassination threat on Air Force One  GB News

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.

The arrangement concealed Trump's actual location for several hours, not only from the American public but also from many senior administration officials.