CNN host slams Trump for hiding in catering cart at NATO Summit after assassination threatA senior US official has reportedly told the New York Times that Trump was smuggled out of the NATO summit after hiding inside an airport catering cart following an Iranian assassination threatView 2 Images Donald Trump was reportedly smuggled out of the NATO summit after the threat (Image: Getty)Donald Trump was reportedly smuggled out of the NATO summit concealed inside an airport catering cart, according to officials, with a CNN panelist ridiculing the disclosure. President Trump, 80, was secretly removed from Turkey on July 8 before being transported on a covert military flight following intelligence alerts of an Iranian assassination plot. Trump had touched down at the NATO summit aboard a 747-8 jet provided by Qatar, but observers were puzzled when he departed using a different plane. He characterized it as a "bizarre" story and acknowledged he lacks confidence in President Trump. View 2 Images President Donald Trump was reportedly smuggled off Air Force One (Image: ABC7)A clip from the CNN broadcast was posted on X, with viewers backing Stanage's criticism of the president.