Trump secretly switched planes to leave Turkey due to Iran assassination threat

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

Ahead of a flight from Turkey, President Trump secretly left Air Force One and was moved to another plane with the help of a catering truck, according to a source, as the U.S. grappled with a threat from Iran.

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

Trump secretly transferred planes in Turkey amid security concerns, reports say  CNN

President Trump hid in an airport catering cart and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.

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.

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Prompted by an Iranian threat, U.S. President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month when the White House said he was aboard Air Force One, the Washington Post reported Monday. Trump had taken the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet to Ankara for the NATO summit

After Trump boarded in front of cameras, he was secretly shuttled by an airport catering truck to a smaller plane.

Trump flew secretly from Turkey due to Iranian threat, the Washington Post reports  reuters.com

An Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump prompted an extraordinary operation last month in which he flew secretly on an alternate military aircraft.