Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
U.S. President Donald Trump said he slipped away from Air Force One in Turkey because advisers wanted him on a ’different plane’ due to threat
U.S. President Donald Trump said he slipped away from Air Force One in Turkey because advisers wanted him on a ’different plane’ due to threat. Also read | West Asia war highlights on August 12, 2026 Trump said on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) the plane he flew on after he secretly took a military flight from Turkey last month was “at greater risk.” The switch involved the Republican President being moved between aircraft in a catering truck because of worries over reports of a potential Iranian assassination threat. “I think actually the plane that I flew on was at greater risk,” Mr. Trump told reporters after The Washington Post broke the story. “I think it was at greater risk because that would be the plane I think that they would be more likely to go for.”
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