Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
Summary
President Donald Trump secretly changed planes after leaving a Nato summit in Turkey because of a possible threat. U.S. officials had detected a credible missile threat from Iran targeting the plane he was on, so the Secret Service and military arranged the switch to protect him.Key Facts
- President Trump swapped planes secretly on 8 July after the Nato summit in Turkey.
- He initially boarded Air Force One but was taken off using a catering truck to a different military plane.
- The U.S. detected a credible Iranian threat to fire a missile at the plane carrying the president.
- Journalists and some White House staff on Air Force One did not know about the plane swap.
- The alternate plane was a smaller C-32A, often used by the vice-president.
- Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also boarded the C-32A separately to keep the flight appearance normal.
- The change was part of a security response following renewed U.S. military strikes on Iran.
- President Trump said he followed instructions from the Secret Service and military.
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