Stealthy Swap for a Container? Trump Secretly Switched Planes to Evade Assassination Threat

It has been belatedly confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump carried out a covert, spy-operation-like "disguised escape" leaving behind a NATO summit in Turkey last month, citing an assassination threat from Iran.

The Washington Post reported that when President Trump left Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, contrary to the White House's official announcement, he did not board the presidential aircraft Air Force One, but instead headed to the UK hidden aboard a C-32A military transport aircraft.

At the time, President Trump boarded the older Air Force One model at Ankara Airport under the spotlight of the press.

However, a few minutes later, President Trump and a few key aides secretly climbed into the container of a catering truck connected to the opposite door of the aircraft, and immediately transferred to a C-32A waiting nearby.

Prior to this report, White House reporters believed President Trump was heading to the UK aboard Air Force One with them, and it is known that they were instructed to pull down their window shades so they would not notice the situation at the time.

Ultimately, The Washington Post reported that Air Force One carrying the press corps and White House staff served as a "decoy" to disperse the possibility of President Trump being attacked by Iran.

Upon arriving in the UK, President Trump hastily transferred back to Air Force One without the press noticing, appeared before cameras, and encouraged U.S. service members.

President Trump reportedly did not mention the preceding deception operation while talking with reporters at the time. Regarding the instruction given to reporters at the Turkish airport to lower their cabin window shades, he answered, "Because we were flying a dangerous flight because of those dirty people we have to deal with."

(Reported by Kim Taewon | Video by Jang Yujin | Design by Lee Jeong-ju | Produced by Digital News Department | Source: WP)
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