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Trump switched planes hidden in a food truck over Iran threat: U.S. report
['Rachel Goodman', 'Global News']
Send this page to someone via emailU.S. President Donald Trump was hidden in a food supply truck in order to switch military aircraft while departing last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Monday.
An operation to remove Trump from his usual plane via the food supply truck was orchestrated by the White House due to an Iranian assassination threat that reportedly targeted Air Force One, that report said.
The Washington 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.
Story continues below advertisementIn Ankara, Trump boarded the old Air Force One in view of cameras before the plane flew to Royal Air Force Mildenhall in eastern England.
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