President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday night to reporters that last month he had to secretly change planes while returning from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, because the Secret Service detected a death threat from the Iranian terrorist regime.
This week, the Democratic rag The Washington Post leaked that Trump took a secret flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom on an alternative military aircraft, using Air Force One as a "decoy" while the head of state flew on a smaller C-32A. The journalists in the press pool accompanying the official visit thought all along that they were flying with Trump on the same plane.
"It solely depends on the Secret Service. I just do what they want to do. Therefore, I follow the Secret Service and the Armed Forces. They wanted me to take a different flight, on a different plane", Trump stated. "I suppose there was a threat. The truth is I didn't ask too much about it," he added.
"In fact, I think the plane I flew on was at greater risk. I think it was at greater risk because that would be the plane that I think would be more likely to be targeted", the president pointed out.
There was a change in the president's security during the visit to the NATO summit
The details of the operation
The security operation was as follows: Trump boarded the usual Air Force One in Turkey, but moments later, secretly transferred from that jet to a smaller C-32A that was parked nearby. This transfer was made aboard an airport catering truck, so the media would not be aware of this change.
Trump has repeatedly stated that if the Iranian regime carries out a lethal attack against his life, the US military has already received precise and direct instructions to "wipe them off the map" and "completely annihilate" the Islamic dictatorship. "I left very firm instructions: if something happens, they will be wiped off the face of the Earth", the Republican assured.
Trump confirmed that he had to change planes in secret after the Secret Service detected an Iranian threat
