White House Used Decoy Air Force One And Military Jet To Evacuate Trump From Turkey
During the July 2026 NATO summit in Turkey, White House officials used a decoy Air Force One and a separate military jet to secretly evacuate President Trump amid a credible Iranian threat.[1]
Trump publicly boarded an older Air Force One in Ankara.[1] Aides then moved him in a modified catering cart and a motorcade to a C-32A military jet that flew him to a U.S. base in the United Kingdom.[1]
U.S. officials concluded there was a credible Iranian threat against the president and his aircraft, prompting the covert plan during the summit.[1] The Qatari-donated 747-8 that had carried him to Turkey flew ahead to the United Kingdom as part of the ruse.[1] White House officials allowed reporters to believe the older decoy jet had taken him out of Ankara.[1]
The secret evacuation highlights the security trade-offs between protecting the president and maintaining transparency for the press and allied hosts.
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- During the July 2026 NATO summit in Turkey, U.S. officials executed a covert plan to move President Trump out of Ankara because of a credible Iranian threat against him and his aircraft.
- Trump publicly boarded an older Air Force One jet in Ankara, but was then transported via a modified catering cart and motorcade to a separate C-32A military jet that secretly flew him to a U.S. base in the United Kingdom.
- The Qatari-donated 747-8 on which Trump arrived in Turkey flew ahead to the UK as part of the ruse, and the White House allowed reporters to believe Trump departed on the older decoy jet.
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