Trump secretly swapped planes from Air Force One to small jet via a catering truck to dodge Iran assassination threat

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.

While departing a NATO summit in Turkey last month, a Turkish airport catering truck pulling away from Air Force One was secretly carrying President Trump to a military jet amid a threat from Iran. Nancy Cordes reports.

Trump Secretly Swapped Planes While Flying Out Of Turkey Over Iran Threat  Forbes

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

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

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

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

WaPo: Trump secretly switches planes using catering truck  CNN

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.

Trump hid in catering cart to sneak out of Turkey amid Iranian threat, boarded military aircraft (AP file photo)US President Donald Trump was secretly moved in an airport catering truck to a smaller military aircraft after boarding Air Force One in Ankara, a covert operation triggered by an Iranian assassination threat

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…

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