Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
Trump maintains the military jet he boarded instead was at "greater risk" than the decoy Air Force One.
President Donald Trump revealed that he secretly changed planes while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey last month due to a credible Iranian threat. The Secret Service and military instructed him to take a different flight and plane. He acknowledged having to comply with their directives. Trump stated that the plane he boarded instead might have been at greater risk.
Officials told CBS News that the US had detected the threat. Journalists and some White House staff were unaware of the president's secret switch. The C-32A military aircraft he traveled on used a different call sign, "Reach 18," while the journalists' plane continued using "AF1." Trump emphasized the threats he faced, including those from Iran, during his subsequent flights.
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