Trump says his decoy plane faced ‘greater risk’ in secret flight change
Summary
President Donald Trump revealed that he secretly changed planes during a NATO summit in Turkiye because of a possible threat from Iran. He said the decoy plane he used was actually at higher risk than the main presidential plane.Key Facts
- The plane switch happened on July 8 during a NATO summit in Turkiye.
- President Trump moved between planes using a catering truck and then boarded a military plane in Ankara.
- The Secret Service and military advised him to take a different plane due to an assassination threat from Iran.
- The original Air Force One plane continued to carry journalists and senior aides, who did not know the President had changed planes.
- The White House did not announce the plane swap at the time; it became public after a report by The Washington Post.
- President Trump said the decoy plane he flew on was more likely to be targeted by an attack.
- The move was intended to protect the President from danger while maintaining secrecy.
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