Trump hid in catering cart, secretly flew out of Turkiye on small plane amid Iran threat: Report
Reports indicate that US President Donald Trump was secretly transported out of Turkiye in a catering container to a smaller aircraft due to security threats from Iranian proxies. This maneuver was intended to deceive observers while ensuring the President's safety during a NATO summit.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the high-stakes security environment surrounding world leaders and the use of unconventional tactics to mitigate assassination risks.
US President Donald Trump, who faced an alleged assassination threat during his trip to Turkey last month, secretly flew out on a smaller C-32A aircraft after ditching the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8, which he had used to fly into the country.As reported last month, the alleged threat had prompted the US president to fly an older Boeing 747 aircraft instead of the Qatari-gifted jet last month.However, a new report by Washington Post has now said that Trump secretly swapped the plane again. Trump was ferried out of the older Air Force One aircraft in a catering container, the Post cited an anonymous US official as saying. The container carried Trump to a smaller C-32A aircraft, in which he flew to Britain.ALSO READ: Did Trump sleep in the Oval Office?
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