Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says
Summary
President Donald Trump secretly left Turkey after the NATO summit on a different military plane due to a threat from Iran. The White House made it seem like he was flying on Air Force One, but he actually used a smaller plane to return to the UK before heading back to the U.S.Key Facts
- The secret operation was done because of a reported assassination threat from Iran.
- Journalists and some White House staff thought Trump was on the usual Air Force One plane.
- Trump initially flew to the NATO summit in a new, refurbished jet gifted by Qatar.
- Before leaving Turkey, Trump said he would fly on an older Air Force One plane partway home.
- After boarding the older Air Force One jet publicly, he was moved secretly to a smaller Air Force C-32A plane.
- The transfer to the smaller plane was done using a catering truck to avoid detection.
- Trump’s smaller plane flew first to a U.S. Air Force base in the United Kingdom before going back to Washington.
- The White House did not confirm or deny the report about this secret travel plan.
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