Conflict · Iran strikesTrump Hidden in Catering Truck for Secret Turkey Plane SwapAired August 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Days after the United States restarted0:02strikes against Iran, President Trump0:04was secretly taken off Air Force One at0:06a NATO summit in Turkey and hidden0:07inside a catering truck to board a0:09smaller plane for departure. The0:11departure [music] involved the president0:12moving between aircraft on the ground0:14while the press corps and senior0:16officials remained aboard Air Force One0:18unaware [music] he was no longer on0:19board. Instead of departing on Air Force0:21One, Trump was concealed in the catering0:23truck and transferred to a [music]0:24smaller plane on the same airfield. Air0:27Force One then took off as a decoy0:29carrying journalists and officials who0:31did not know he was not aboard. Both0:33aircraft then landed in the United0:34Kingdom where Trump left the smaller0:36plane and re-boarded Air Force One to0:38continue travel. The warning that0:40prompted the switch described an Iranian0:42terror cell in Turkey armed with a0:43shoulder-fired [music]0:44missile and included details about where0:46the president would be. At the same0:48time, that intelligence was judged not0:50credible, not highly credible with low0:52confidence while tens of thousands of0:54Turkish forces were already securing the0:56summit grounds. What remains unanswered0:58is whether that cell was ever found,1:00what type of smaller plane was used, and1:02which personnel were aware of the switch1:04in advance, and whether the White House,1:06the Secret Service, or Turkish1:07authorities will formally confirm the1:09account, which had remained undisclosed1:10until it surfaced this week and has not1:12yet been independently confirmed.1:15Like and follow for more stories that1:16matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗