Trump took a secret flight out of Turkey in an elaborate plot to hide his location amid Iran war
President Donald Trump was secretly evacuated from Turkey via a clandestine operation involving a catering truck to avoid potential security threats from Iran. The operation involved switching aircraft to ensure the President's safety while maintaining a public facade.
Why it matters
The report highlights extreme security measures taken by the U.S. government in response to geopolitical tensions and alleged threats against the President.
President Donald Trump was whisked out of Turkey last month on a military aircraft in an elaborate plot to keep his location secret amid security fears from the war with neighboring Iran, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the plan. The Washington Post was first to report the details of the clandestine operation, which included using a catering truck to get the president on the C-32 that flew from Ankara to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, a base in the United Kingdom. The U.S. official confirmed the accuracy of these details. Trump deplaned the C-32, again secretly, and reboarded the older Air Force One jet to emerge in public view of cameras to eventually walk across the tarmac to the newer Qatari-donated jet, which lacks certain security measures and will soon be further retrofitted.
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