Trump Secretly Departs Turkey Via Catering Truck Amid Iran Threat

US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month, an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck.

This deception was prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, according to a report published by The Washington Post. Trump was seen boarding Air Force One in Turkey in front of reporters on July 8, the night after the NATO summit in Ankara. He then secretly departed on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear he was flying on Air Force One. An official described one aircraft as a decoy.

Two senior US officials familiar with the operation stated that US officials determined the Iranian threat against Trump was credible. Sources leaked the story because they believed the public has a right to know the scale of threats the president faces, according to the reporter who broke the story. The operation involved Air Force One, a catering truck, and a secondary military plane as part of an elaborate deception operation to safeguard the president.