# Trump says ‘threats’ led to US bomber withdrawal from UK airbase

https://mins.news/en/video/87077

- BBC News, 2026-10-05 21:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NadKTJkMIhI

> President Donald Trump said the US moved its bombers from RAF Fairford back to bases in America because of “some threats” to the site. The Pentagon confirmed that about a dozen B-1s had been withdrawn, while a UK government spokesperson said the base was safe.

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