Trump says advisers wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
Trump said the Secret Service and military rerouted him because of a threat, while Air Force One carried reporters and staff as a decoy.
- Last month, President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft while departing a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, after intelligence indicated a credible Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.
- The trip marked the international debut of a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, which faced scrutiny over security upgrades as tensions with Iran escalated since the 2020 Baghdad airstrike.
- Trump utilized an older Air Force One as a decoy to transport staff and media to Britain, with passengers advised to keep window shades closed; Trump remarked they were "probably on a dangerous flight."
- Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal called the incident "unprecedented" and "surreal," demanding a congressional briefing on safety precautions for passengers aboard the older Air Force One deemed too dangerous for the president.
- White House communications director Steve Cheung stated the Qatari-donated jet features high-level security protocols, saying the administration uses "every tool at our disposal" to address threats from "many enemies of America.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he decided to change planes covertly last July in Turkey because he merely complied with the Secret Service’s recommendation in the face of the threat of an attack on the aircraft, an episode revealed by the two leading U.S. newspapers. “It depends on the secret service. I only follow his instructions, so I act under the supervision of the Secret Service and the Army. They wanted me to act differently, with other…
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that he secretly switched planes after the NATO summit in July due to a potential threat, adding that he followed the instructions of the Secret Service and the military.
Trump Says Secret Service and the Military Wanted Him off Air Force One in Turkiye Due To Threat
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkiye because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a 'different plane' due to a threat that he insisted didn't scare him.
US President Donald Trump has confirmed reports that he secretly transferred to another plane at the airport in the Turkish capital just before departing from the NATO summit in Ankara.
US President Donald Trump confirmed that he secretly changed the plane when he left the NATO summit in Turkey last month because of a possible threat, BBC reports.
Donald Trump boarded Air Force One after the NATO summit in Turkey last month, but the president was not on board when the plane took off.
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