Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye after NATO summit because of Iran threat: report
President Donald Trump reportedly used a secret decoy operation to depart a NATO summit in Turkiye following intelligence regarding an Iranian assassination threat. The ruse involved boarding a legacy Air Force One jet before being covertly transferred to a smaller military aircraft via a catering truck to ensure his safe return to the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Monday (August 10, 2026).
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