President Trump secretly diverted from Air Force One following NATO summit due to security threat
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Donald Trump
Ankara, Turkey
July 8, 2026
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President Trump secretly flew on an alternate aircraft after the NATO summit in Turkey. The move was prompted by a credible Iranian assassination threat. The President hid in a catering container to board the decoy plane, a move described as unprecedented.
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