Donald Trump secretly changed aircraft upon leaving the NATO summit…
Donald Trump secretly changed aircraft upon leaving the NATO summit in Ankara in July due to a credible threat from Iran, according to multiple sources. He was transported in a catering truck to a smaller military plane, C-32A, which flew to the UK under radar blackout.
Consensus
- Trump left Turkey after the NATO summit in July using a different aircraft than the one he arrived on.
- The change of aircraft was due to a security threat.
- Trump was transported from the presidential aircraft to another plane via a catering truck.
- The operation was conducted in secrecy and not known to all personnel on board.
- The threat was linked to Iran.
- Trump stated he followed instructions from the Secret Service and military.
- The C-32A aircraft was used for the secret evacuation and flew to the UK with disabled transponders.
- Trump later flew back to the US on a Qatar-leased Boeing 747-8.
Points of divergence
- Iranians had detailed knowledge of Trump's location in Ankara, including the specific floor of the building he stayed in. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The threat was directed personally at Trump, not at the aircraft itself. — riamo
- Trump believed the aircraft he arrived on posed a high risk and was likely to be targeted. — kommerant
- Trump was moved in a specialized container used for food delivery. — interfax
- The Air Force One (VC-25A) served as a decoy, flying to the UK first and publicly appearing to carry Trump. — vesti
- The new aircraft (C-32A) was less capable than the old one, lacking missile countermeasures. — riamo
Coverage (20 sources)
- Trump confirmed that in July he left Turkey not on his own airliner but on another plane: 'It depends only on the Secret...', — ТАСС (Telegram)
- It has become known that what became a "bait" in the operation to remove Trump from Turkey — Вести
- Trump explained why he had to change planes from Turkey — Вести
- U.S. intelligence: Iranians were preparing an attack on Trump's plane in Turkey from a portable missile launcher — The Moscow Times
- Trump explained why he changed planes in Turkey — Ведомости
- Trump admitted secret plane swap after NATO summit in Ankara — Коммерсантъ
- Trump secretly left Turkey in July on a US military plane due to threat linked to Iran, reports The Washington Post... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Trump stated that he is being threatened — Вести
- Donald Trump confirmed that, upon leaving the NATO summit in Ankara at the beginning of July, he secretly changed planes due to possible threats... — BBC News Русская служба
- Trump explained why he used another plane when returning from the NATO summit in Turkey — Интерфакс
- Trump confirmed that he secretly left the summit in Ankara on a military aircraft — Вести
- NYT: Trump changed plane in Turkey due to personal threat — РИАМО
- US President Donald Trump, leaving the NATO summit in Ankara at the beginning of July, secretly changed his own plane just before takeoff... — BBC News Русская служба
- Presidential plane left as bait. How Trump was secretly flown out of Turkey — Фонтанка
- Trump secretly left Turkey in July on a US military aircraft due to a threat linked to Iran, reports The Washington Post... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- WaPo: Trump secretly flew from NATO summit in Turkey due to threat of assassination by Iran — The Moscow Times
- WP: Trump secretly left Turkey on a military aircraft due to threat of assassination from Iran — Дождь
- NYT and WP report on special operation to evacuate Trump from Turkey after NATO summit — Интерфакс
- WP: Trump secretly left Turkey on a military aircraft due to threat of assassination attempt by Iran. Another presidential plane... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Trump flew secretly from NATO summit in Turkey due to assassination threat — he demonstrably boarded the presidential aircraft, but was then transferred to a military 'Boeing' — Meduza
Key entities
- Donald Trump
- Turkey
- NATO
- USA
- Ankara
- Iran
- The Washington Post
- WP
- White House
- Moscow
- Secret Service
- Media
- Qatar
- Pit Hegset
- Igor Sekreta
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