Trump secretly switched planes over Iran threat - reports
US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.
President Donald Trump secretly transferred from an older Air Force One to a smaller plane, an Air Force C-32A, while en route from Turkey to Britain, according to reports from the Washington Post and New York Times. The operation, triggered by an Iranian assassination threat, involved Trump being moved between aircraft in a catering truck at Ankara Airport.
The White House confirmed the president was flying on Air Force One from Turkey to Britain, but the deception was necessary due to security concerns over the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet. The operation mirrored a similar tactic used by Bill Clinton in 2000 when he flew into Pakistan on an unmarked executive jet. Trump told reporters that the press and some White House staff were also unaware of the switch, with some advised to keep their window shades closed.
The C-32A carrying Trump flew to Britain, and the older Air Force One joined shortly after. The White House defended the security measures on the Qatari-donated plane, stating that every tool was used to address potential threats.
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