# Report: Trump boarded Air Force One in Turkey but left on a secret plane

https://mins.news/en/video/19622

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-12 00:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gupZ8Cyi08

> The Washington Post reports that President Donald Trump secretly departed last month’s NATO summit in Turkey aboard an alternate military aircraft. The report says the change was made because of an Iranian assassination threat. Trump had boarded Air Force One in Turkey, but ultimately flew out on the undisclosed plane instead. The account describes the aircraft switch as a security measure linked to concerns about Iran.

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