President Trump confirmed he switched planes while departing Turkey after last month’s NATO summit due to a credible assassination threat from Iran, saying he was moved via an airport catering truck to a smaller military aircraft. Trump said he was at “greater risk” on the secret flight than officials on the decoy Air Force One, which carried more than 100 staff and journalists who were not informed of the specific threat.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew with Trump on the undisclosed aircraft, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained aboard the decoy plane. The disclosure has prompted questions about the intelligence behind the threat and the decision to leave others in potential danger without warning.
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