# Trump says Secret Service made decision on covert plane switch

https://mins.news/en/item/19753

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-12 04:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/12/trump-says-secret-plane-switch-up-to-the-secret?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump says the decision to switch planes in Turkiye after the NATO summit was made by the Secret Service. He described the decision as being up to the agency, without providing further details.

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