Secret Service urged Trump to depart Turkey on old Air Force One as a security precaution: Report
The switch followed renewed fighting with Iran and questions about whether the Qatari-gifted jet has the same security systems as the older aircraft.
- The U.S. Secret Service urged President Donald Trump to switch aircraft for his departure from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, recommending he use the older Air Force One instead of his newly acquired jet.
- The decision was a precautionary measure amid escalating tensions with Iran, which shares a border with Turkey. Defense experts noted that the newly renovated, Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 does not yet possess the full suite of complex missile-defense systems built into the legacy VC-25A fleet.
- Security protocols were highly heightened during the flight from Ankara to the UK, with the plane's flight-tracking transponder temporarily disabled and journalists in the press cabin instructed to keep their window blinds completely closed.
- Trump publicly downplayed the security angle on Truth Social, claiming he utilized the older plane "for old time's sake" and sent the gleaming new aircraft ahead to RAF Mildenhall in Britain so that U.S. service members stationed there could tour.
- When pressed by reporters about potential assassination threats, Trump remarked, "I'm number one on the kill list for Iran," acknowledging the broad threat environment while switching back to the new Qatari-gifted aircraft for the final leg of the journey home to Washington.
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