Trump Switched Planes Mid-Trip Due to Credible Threat from Iranian Proxy Forces
Donald Trump switched aircraft during a mid-trip in Turkey after U.S. officials identified a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces. He arrived on a Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8, which lacks advanced defensive systems, and returned on an older Air Force One. The threat was identified during the NATO summit in Ankara.
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President flew to Ankara onboard Qatari-gifted jet, without advanced defenses, and flew home on old Air Force One Donald Trump switched aircraft before departing Turkey earlier this month after US officials determined there was a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces targeting him and Air Force One, according to a new report from the New York Times. The threat surfaced while the US president was attending the Nato summit. He had arrived in Ankara onboard the new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, an aircraft that Trump acknowledged does not have the same advanced defensive systems as the older Air Force One. Continue reading...