Trump hid in catering truck, departed NATO summit via decoy aircraft amid Iran threat: Report

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:54:41 GMT

President Trump secretly departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month using an alternate military aircraft amid security concerns involving Iran. Trump boarded the old Air Force One jet before he was secretly shuttled to a smaller Air Force C-32A plane while inside a catering truck typically used to transport meals and other supplies,...

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: Trump pulled 'elaborate ruse' with 'decoy' Air Force One to avoid assassination: report — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump ditched cabinet secretaries as 'sacrificial lambs' on decoy plane: NYT — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump uncorks stunning claims about secret plane switch: 'I have a lot of threats' — www.rawstory.com
Center-Left: Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: Trump's secret plane switch: How Air Force One protects the president from threats — www.axios.com
Center: Trump secretly switched to different plane in Turkey amid Iran threat — www.cbsnews.com
Center-Left: Trump took a secret flight out of Turkey in an elaborate plot to hide his location amid the Iran war — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Trump used catering truck, Air Force One decoy to evade Iran threat: report — www.foxnews.com
Right: Trump secretly left Turkey on military jet; ruse involved smuggling president in catering truck — www.washingtontimes.com

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