Trump switched planes using catering truck to avoid Iran threat: RPT

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The NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey last month, ended with a ruse to safely get President Trump out of the country due to Iranian assassination threats against him, according to The Washington Post. On Monday, the newspaper published a story that Trump flew out of Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that he was flying on Air Force One with journalists and some White House staff members believing they were on the same plane as the president as he began his journey back to Washington. In its report, the Post cited material reviewed by the newspaper, a U.S. official familiar with the operation and another person with knowledge of the president’s travel. The Associated Press and FOX Local have not independently confirmed the report. President Trump flew to the summit in a new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted jet but before departing Turkey, Trump said he would fly partway home on an older-model Air Force One plane instead, while the new Air Force On

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