The Guardian has reached out to the White House and the US Department of Defense for comment. Trump boards and disembarks old Air Force One despite flying in separate plane for securityTrump’s actual location was concealed from journalists and some White House staff. A US official told the Post that a credible threat to Trump involving Iran set the “deception operation” in motion. The administration previously claimed that Trump left Turkey on 8 July on the former Air Force One. Trump’s traveling press pool reported he climbed down the stairs of the older Air Force ⁠One at 10.56pm local time.