The truck was then lowered and driven across the tarmac to a waiting Air Force C 32A, a modified Boeing 757. At approximately 10:56 p.m., Trump appeared before television cameras and descended the external stairs of the older presidential aircraft. The carefully staged movements allowed security officials to protect Trump without publicly revealing the extent of the Iranian threat or the precise route used to counter it. The Air Force also defended the safety and capabilities of the new presidential aircraft. The reported maneuver showed how quickly presidential security planning can change when intelligence points to a specific foreign threat.