A top Cabinet secretary was with Trump when he took secret flight from Turkey
Summary
President Donald Trump secretly flew on a different plane from the publicly known Air Force One after the NATO summit in Turkey on July 8, 2026. The decision to use a separate plane was made by the military and Secret Service due to security concerns. Key officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accompanied the president on the secret flight, while other officials and the press were on the decoy plane.Key Facts
- On July 8, 2026, President Trump took a secret flight from Ankara, Turkey, instead of the publicly identified Air Force One.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on the secret plane with President Trump.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stayed on a decoy flight with the press.
- White House aides Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta, and Dan Scavino were also on the secret flight with the president.
- The military and Secret Service advised taking the secret flight due to a security threat.
- Press members were kept in the dark and remained on the decoy Air Force One plane.
- President Trump switched planes again in the U.K., moving to a newer Air Force One jet donated by Qatar.
- The new plane was undergoing security upgrades at the time of the trip.
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