U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump said he slipped away from Air Force One in Turkey because advisers wanted him on a ’different plane’ due to threat.Also read | West Asia war highlights on August 12, 2026Mr. Trump said on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) the plane he flew on after he secretly took a military flight from Turkey last month was “at greater risk.”The switch involved the Republican President being moved between aircraft in a catering truck because of worries over reports of a potential Iranian assassination threat.“I think actually the plane that I flew on was at greater risk,” Mr. Trump told reporters after The Washington Post broke the story. “I think it was at greater risk because that would be the plane I think that they would be more likely to go for.” Published - August 12, 2026 07:57 am IST
Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
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