President Trump on Tuesday evening confirmed he secretly switched planes last month as he departed Ankara, Turkey. They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane,” Trump told reporters. According to a leak to The Washington Post, Air Force One was used as a ‘decoy’ while President Trump flew on a smaller C-2A plane. Pool reporters thought they were flying with President Trump from Turkey to the UK. — Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) August 10, 2026However, President Trump was quietly moved from Air Force One to the smaller plane by jumping into an airport catering truck.