| Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say Posted by grahame at 13:34, 11th August 2026 |     |
From The BBC
Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat, US media report.
The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being transported to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck, the Washington Post said. Journalists and some White House staff on board did not know he had been smuggled out.
Officials told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the US had detected a credible Iranian threat to fire a missile at the plane. The White House has not confirmed the secret switch.
Trump had earlier said he was Iran's "number one target" during the summit in Ankara.
The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being transported to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck, the Washington Post said. Journalists and some White House staff on board did not know he had been smuggled out.
Officials told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the US had detected a credible Iranian threat to fire a missile at the plane. The White House has not confirmed the secret switch.
Trump had earlier said he was Iran's "number one target" during the summit in Ankara.
If you are travelling and there is a security / safety issue with your transport, should you be informed?
How about just telling the VIPs as the rest are expendable?
Having assassinated the previous set or leaders of Iran, in my view Donald Trump has made himself a target in the other direction with the same legitimacy as his actions that lead to the death of those Iranian leaders. Put it another way "he has only himself of blame. These are personal views only.
