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When Donald Trump left Turkey, cameras showed him boarding an older Air Force One, raising questions about why he had seemingly abandoned the newer Boeing 747-8 he had arrived in. According to a Washington Post report, however, the aircraft was reportedly part of a carefully planned deception operation designed to conceal Trump's actual movements. After appearing to board the older aircraft, Trump and several aides were reportedly moved out through a catering truck and taken to a C-32A military aircraft, a modified Boeing 757 used to transport senior US officials. The C-32A then flew Trump to Britain, while the Legacy Air Force One continued separately, creating the impression that Trump was still travelling aboard it. The reported reason was a credible Iranian assassination threat, with US security officials concerned that revealing Trump's exact location could make him a potential target. If these details are accurate, the operation highlights the extraordinary security measures being considered around the President amid heightened tensions with Iran. #iran #IranWar #Trump #airforceone #qatar
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When Donald Trump left Turkey, cameras showed him boarding an older Air Force One, raising questions about why he had seemingly abandoned the newer Boeing 747-8 he had arrived in. According to a Washington Post report, however, the aircraft was reportedly part of a carefully planned deception operation designed to conceal Trump's actual movements. After appearing to board the older aircraft, Trump and several aides were reportedly moved out through a catering truck and taken to a C-32A military aircraft, a modified Boeing 757 used to transport senior US officials. The C-32A then flew Trump to Britain, while the Legacy Air Force One continued separately, creating the impression that Trump was still travelling aboard it. The reported reason was a credible Iranian assassination threat, with US security officials concerned that revealing Trump's exact location could make him a potential target. If these details are accurate, the operation highlights the extraordinary security measures being considered around the President amid heightened tensions with Iran. #iran #IranWar #Trump #airforceone #qatar

Srijan Pal Singh

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🚨NEW: President Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One in an airport catering truck after intelligence flagged a credible Iranian assassination threat, according to The Washington Post. On July 8, as Trump departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, he boarded the 747 in front of cameras, then slipped out the other side into a catering truck and was driven across the tarmac to a C-32A. The press and even some White House staff reportedly boarded the 747 believing Trump was still aboard. Trump’s smaller jet flew to Britain under the call sign “Reach 18” with public tracking disabled, while the empty 747 later assumed the Air Force One call sign. The elaborate deception operation came just one night after U.S. forces renewed strikes on Iran.
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🚨NEW: President Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One in an airport catering truck after intelligence flagged a credible Iranian assassination threat, according to The Washington Post. On July 8, as Trump departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, he boarded the 747 in front of cameras, then slipped out the other side into a catering truck and was driven across the tarmac to a C-32A. The press and even some White House staff reportedly boarded the 747 believing Trump was still aboard. Trump’s smaller jet flew to Britain under the call sign “Reach 18” with public tracking disabled, while the empty 747 later assumed the Air Force One call sign. The elaborate deception operation came just one night after U.S. forces renewed strikes on Iran.

KanekoaTheGreat

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✈️ Trump was secretly smuggled out of the NATO summit in Turkey in a catering truck amid concerns over a possible Iranian threat After the NATO summit in Ankara, Donald Trump was seen boarding the old Air Force One in front of cameras. But it was apparently just for show: behind the scenes, things unfolded very differently. According to The Washington Post, the president was secretly moved through the aircraft’s catering area, driven across the tarmac in an ordinary food-service truck, and transferred to a smaller US Air Force Boeing C-32A. Trump then flew to a British military base on that aircraft, while the main presidential plane — carrying journalists and some White House staff — continued on as a decoy. The operation was prompted by serious concerns over a potential threat from Iran. However, there was no confirmed assassination plot targeting that specific flight — rather, the extraordinary measures reflected a heightened security risk surrounding the president.
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✈️ Trump was secretly smuggled out of the NATO summit in Turkey in a catering truck amid concerns over a possible Iranian threat After the NATO summit in Ankara, Donald Trump was seen boarding the old Air Force One in front of cameras. But it was apparently just for show: behind the scenes, things unfolded very differently. According to The Washington Post, the president was secretly moved through the aircraft’s catering area, driven across the tarmac in an ordinary food-service truck, and transferred to a smaller US Air Force Boeing C-32A. Trump then flew to a British military base on that aircraft, while the main presidential plane — carrying journalists and some White House staff — continued on as a decoy. The operation was prompted by serious concerns over a potential threat from Iran. However, there was no confirmed assassination plot targeting that specific flight — rather, the extraordinary measures reflected a heightened security risk surrounding the president.

NEXTA

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On his extraordinary reporting about President Trump using a secret plane and decoy AF1, Dan Lamothe says, "When you have even the usage of an Air Force One call sign on a plane that the president is not aboard in that moment, that's remarkable."
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On his extraordinary reporting about President Trump using a secret plane and decoy AF1, Dan Lamothe says, "When you have even the usage of an Air Force One call sign on a plane that the president is not aboard in that moment, that's remarkable."

Kaitlan Collins

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Video shows the airport catering truck used in a secret operation to move President Trump from Air Force One to another U.S. government plane amid a credible Iranian threat last month. The truck can be seen pulling away from Air Force One after the president had boarded the plane, before driving to a second plane that ultimately carried the president out of Ankara, Turkey after the NATO summit.
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Video shows the airport catering truck used in a secret operation to move President Trump from Air Force One to another U.S. government plane amid a credible Iranian threat last month. The truck can be seen pulling away from Air Force One after the president had boarded the plane, before driving to a second plane that ultimately carried the president out of Ankara, Turkey after the NATO summit.

CBS News

2,112,709 views • 12 days ago

NEW: President Trump was secretly shuttled off Air Force One in Turkey last month via a catering truck following an Iranian assassination threat, per a new report. To pull off the ruse, Trump boarded for cameras, snuck into the truck, and flew out on a smaller military jet. Alex Hogan
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NEW: President Trump was secretly shuttled off Air Force One in Turkey last month via a catering truck following an Iranian assassination threat, per a new report. To pull off the ruse, Trump boarded for cameras, snuck into the truck, and flew out on a smaller military jet. Alex Hogan

FOX & Friends

509,822 views • 12 days ago

US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit was made by the Secret Service. The Washington Post revealed Trump boarded Air Force One, but used a catering truck to move to another aircraft due to an alleged Iranian threat.
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US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit was made by the Secret Service. The Washington Post revealed Trump boarded Air Force One, but used a catering truck to move to another aircraft due to an alleged Iranian threat.

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NEW: A catering truck, a secret airplane switch, and a decoy Air Force One. President Trump's security team reportedly went to extraordinary lengths to conceal his movements after a credible Iranian threat emerged around last month's NATO summit in Turkey. The new report claims that Trump publicly boarded Air Force One before secretly exiting with a small team of aides and moving across the airport in a catering truck to a smaller military aircraft. The original plane took off with reporters and White House staff aboard as part of the decoy operation. The extraordinary security measures come as tensions with Tehran remain high and negotiations face new friction, with Iran seeking compensation from the U.S. while Trump shows no signs of backing down. Alex Hogan has more.
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NEW: A catering truck, a secret airplane switch, and a decoy Air Force One. President Trump's security team reportedly went to extraordinary lengths to conceal his movements after a credible Iranian threat emerged around last month's NATO summit in Turkey. The new report claims that Trump publicly boarded Air Force One before secretly exiting with a small team of aides and moving across the airport in a catering truck to a smaller military aircraft. The original plane took off with reporters and White House staff aboard as part of the decoy operation. The extraordinary security measures come as tensions with Tehran remain high and negotiations face new friction, with Iran seeking compensation from the U.S. while Trump shows no signs of backing down. Alex Hogan has more.

Fox News

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Trump Secretly EVACUATED On Secret Military Jet After Assassination Plot to BLOW-UP Air Force One… While leaving Turkey last month, it was reported that the President switched planes for security reasons. We're now finding out that the one we all saw him board was actually a DECOY with journalists on it. They snuck Trump onto a secret THIRD plane using an airport catering truck. This story is insane. Keep President Trump safe!
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Trump Secretly EVACUATED On Secret Military Jet After Assassination Plot to BLOW-UP Air Force One… While leaving Turkey last month, it was reported that the President switched planes for security reasons. We're now finding out that the one we all saw him board was actually a DECOY with journalists on it. They snuck Trump onto a secret THIRD plane using an airport catering truck. This story is insane. Keep President Trump safe!

Benny Johnson

178,433 views • 12 days ago

🇺🇸‼️🚨 TRUMP PARANOID – OR JUST CAREFUL? Trump was protected by an Avenger air defense system while playing golf. The anti-air defense system was deployed right on the territory of a golf club in New Jersey. Due to an Iranian assassination attempt, Trump already flew out of the last NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House pretended that he was flying on Air Force One. To make the illusion complete, the US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras and then was transported to the military aircraft hidden in a catering truck.
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🇺🇸‼️🚨 TRUMP PARANOID – OR JUST CAREFUL? Trump was protected by an Avenger air defense system while playing golf. The anti-air defense system was deployed right on the territory of a golf club in New Jersey. Due to an Iranian assassination attempt, Trump already flew out of the last NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House pretended that he was flying on Air Force One. To make the illusion complete, the US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras and then was transported to the military aircraft hidden in a catering truck.

Lord Bebo

28,531 views • 12 days ago

SOMEHOW they have FOOTAGE of Trump plane swapping from Air Force One to the Food Catering Truck then to the C-32A plane The power of journalism is real. For the record, if there was a threat, as the president, he SHOULD protect himself and his staff.
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SOMEHOW they have FOOTAGE of Trump plane swapping from Air Force One to the Food Catering Truck then to the C-32A plane The power of journalism is real. For the record, if there was a threat, as the president, he SHOULD protect himself and his staff.

Ryan Rozbiani

22,112 views • 12 days ago

President Trump left the NATO summit on the old Air Force One after arriving there on the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted Air Force One. When reporters asked if it was for security concerns, he said it was so the new plane could visit American troops in the U.K.
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President Trump left the NATO summit on the old Air Force One after arriving there on the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted Air Force One. When reporters asked if it was for security concerns, he said it was so the new plane could visit American troops in the U.K.

Anderson Cooper 360°

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🚨 UPDATE: Footage RELEASED of President Trump reportedly out-maneuvering an Iranian assassination plot in Turkey — hauled off in an airport catering truck from Air Force One, unbeknownst to the press — then he boarded the C-32A Basically EVERYONE thought 47 was on the standard Air Force One. Epic mission. Trump then switched AGAIN, secretly, when he arrived in the UK, from that C-32A to Air Force One — before ultimately boarding the newly renovated AF1, per WaPo 47 MUST BE KEPT SAFE AT ALL COSTS!
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🚨 UPDATE: Footage RELEASED of President Trump reportedly out-maneuvering an Iranian assassination plot in Turkey — hauled off in an airport catering truck from Air Force One, unbeknownst to the press — then he boarded the C-32A Basically EVERYONE thought 47 was on the standard Air Force One. Epic mission. Trump then switched AGAIN, secretly, when he arrived in the UK, from that C-32A to Air Force One — before ultimately boarding the newly renovated AF1, per WaPo 47 MUST BE KEPT SAFE AT ALL COSTS!

Eric Daugherty

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Joe Rogan: Remember when he was supposed to get in the Air Force One that Qatar gave him, and then he flew in the old Air Force One? He actually didn't even go in the old Air Force One. They snuck him out on a catering truck, and put him in another plane and flew him out of there and then they put the press in Air Force One. So imagine, Trump put the press on Air Force One, and they were thinking about possibly targeting them. If that's true, that is so wild that he didn't even tell them. Holy shit. Those press people were signing up for something they didn't know.
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Joe Rogan: Remember when he was supposed to get in the Air Force One that Qatar gave him, and then he flew in the old Air Force One? He actually didn't even go in the old Air Force One. They snuck him out on a catering truck, and put him in another plane and flew him out of there and then they put the press in Air Force One. So imagine, Trump put the press on Air Force One, and they were thinking about possibly targeting them. If that's true, that is so wild that he didn't even tell them. Holy shit. Those press people were signing up for something they didn't know.

Headquarters

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🚨 JUST IN: After publicly boarding Air Force One in Turkey, President Trump was SECRETLY MOVED out-of-sight from the press to a nearby C-32A plane, which he used to fly to the UK while there was a possible Iranian assassination plot — Washington Post The usual Air Force One was the decoy. This was after he originally shifted from the NEW Air Force One Not surprising if true, but WHO is LEAKING this to WaPo? This story is emerging just days after Sec. Pete Hegseth exposed the alleged leaker surrounding the first Air Force One story. They need to all be ROOTED OUT
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🚨 JUST IN: After publicly boarding Air Force One in Turkey, President Trump was SECRETLY MOVED out-of-sight from the press to a nearby C-32A plane, which he used to fly to the UK while there was a possible Iranian assassination plot — Washington Post The usual Air Force One was the decoy. This was after he originally shifted from the NEW Air Force One Not surprising if true, but WHO is LEAKING this to WaPo? This story is emerging just days after Sec. Pete Hegseth exposed the alleged leaker surrounding the first Air Force One story. They need to all be ROOTED OUT

Eric Daugherty

888,331 views • 12 days ago

President Trump took his first flight on the new Air Force One plane, a luxury Boeing 747-8 gifted to the U.S. by the Qatari government last year. The plane, which is worth an estimated $400 million, underwent several renovations for the safety and security of the president. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Air Force spent less than 400 million taxpayer dollars on the upgrades. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser has more on the maiden voyage.
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President Trump took his first flight on the new Air Force One plane, a luxury Boeing 747-8 gifted to the U.S. by the Qatari government last year. The plane, which is worth an estimated $400 million, underwent several renovations for the safety and security of the president. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Air Force spent less than 400 million taxpayer dollars on the upgrades. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser has more on the maiden voyage.

CBS News

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An investigation into Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One: Eric Lipton reports key security features were skipped in order to get Trump a new plane quickly. He says, “it was the president, ultimately, that signed off on these shortcuts.”
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An investigation into Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One: Eric Lipton reports key security features were skipped in order to get Trump a new plane quickly. He says, “it was the president, ultimately, that signed off on these shortcuts.”

Erin Burnett OutFront

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THE AIR FORCE ONE DECOY: WHO WAS SACRIFICED FOR TRUMP’S "SECURITY"? This week, President Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One inside a catering truck and transferred to a C-32A military aircraft. Meanwhile, Air Force One still departed with Cabinet officials, White House staff, and the press pool onboard, reportedly after Israeli intelligence warned that Iran could target the presidential plane. Was there a legitimate threat, or was this another case of faulty Israeli intelligence driving to escalate the ongoing war? If the danger was serious enough to remove the president, why were key officials and staff left aboard the original aircraft? Owen Shroyer questions why only a small group, including Natalie Harp, joined Trump on the C-32A, while officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Steven Cheung, and much of the senior White House entourage remained behind. Did the Secret Service expose a presidential security operation to the world by allowing Air Force One, with the press pool on board, to take off despite the reported threat? And is Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure connected to this incident, with Natalie Harp potentially taking her place? Owen Shroyer asks the questions the White House has not answered.
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THE AIR FORCE ONE DECOY: WHO WAS SACRIFICED FOR TRUMP’S "SECURITY"? This week, President Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One inside a catering truck and transferred to a C-32A military aircraft. Meanwhile, Air Force One still departed with Cabinet officials, White House staff, and the press pool onboard, reportedly after Israeli intelligence warned that Iran could target the presidential plane. Was there a legitimate threat, or was this another case of faulty Israeli intelligence driving to escalate the ongoing war? If the danger was serious enough to remove the president, why were key officials and staff left aboard the original aircraft? Owen Shroyer questions why only a small group, including Natalie Harp, joined Trump on the C-32A, while officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Steven Cheung, and much of the senior White House entourage remained behind. Did the Secret Service expose a presidential security operation to the world by allowing Air Force One, with the press pool on board, to take off despite the reported threat? And is Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s departure connected to this incident, with Natalie Harp potentially taking her place? Owen Shroyer asks the questions the White House has not answered.

Ben Swann

18,610 views • 10 days ago

🚨 CNN IS DISTURBED President Trump had to be secretly moved off Air Force One in a catering truck because Iran was trying to kill him… And CNN’s biggest concern? That the reporters on the plane were turned into “unwitting decoys.” They’re not upset that a foreign regime is actively hunting the President of the United States. They’re upset they got used as human camouflage in a security operation. Priorities.
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🚨 CNN IS DISTURBED President Trump had to be secretly moved off Air Force One in a catering truck because Iran was trying to kill him… And CNN’s biggest concern? That the reporters on the plane were turned into “unwitting decoys.” They’re not upset that a foreign regime is actively hunting the President of the United States. They’re upset they got used as human camouflage in a security operation. Priorities.

Gunther Eagleman™

355,969 views • 12 days ago

President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he was whisked away from Air Force One in a catering truck at the Secret Service's direction last month as he departed the NATO summit in Turkey. He downplayed the risk to those he left on the original plane while he flew on a separate one. The New York Times reports that credible threats against the president included someone spotted near the NATO summit with a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile and that the Iranians even knew the floor of the hotel where Trump was staying.
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President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he was whisked away from Air Force One in a catering truck at the Secret Service's direction last month as he departed the NATO summit in Turkey. He downplayed the risk to those he left on the original plane while he flew on a separate one. The New York Times reports that credible threats against the president included someone spotted near the NATO summit with a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile and that the Iranians even knew the floor of the hotel where Trump was staying.

PBS News

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