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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The U.S. Congress asked the Trump administration to disclose the technical details of the donated aircraft and if it has defensive countermeasures
$400 million gift from Qatar remained on the ground during the first international emergency. Apparently for security reasons and concern about Iran.
The U.S. Secret Service advised President Trump this week against flying back to the United States on the Qatar-donated presidential plane after the NATO summit in Turkey. He therefore returned on the old Air Force One. According to The New York Times, among others, there were serious security concerns. Turkey is a neighbor of Iran and is accessible to Iranian missiles.
The new Air Force One, Donald Trump's presidential aircraft, is not equipped with the security systems that the former American President's aircraft had, reports the US press, which also explains the White House chief's decision to return from Turkey, after the NATO Summit, with the old Air Force One. Trump's new Air Force One article, weaker than the previous one to the security systems chapter! appears first on Romania TV.
MichaelSavage.com – White House Rebuts Security Questions Over Trump’s Air Force One Switch
The White House on Thursday defended the security of President Donald Trump's retrofitted Air Force One after questions arose over why he flew aboard an older presidential aircraft when departing Turkey. White House communications director Steven Cheung said the upgraded aircraft is equipped with advanced security measures designed to protect the president and his staff.…
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