{"id":2642886,"date":"2026-08-10T22:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-snuck-aboard-plane-in-catering-truck-to-elude-iranian-assassination-plot\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T02:30:00","slug":"trump-snuck-aboard-plane-in-catering-truck-to-elude-iranian-assassination-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-snuck-aboard-plane-in-catering-truck-to-elude-iranian-assassination-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump snuck aboard plane in catering truck to elude Iranian assassination plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-snuck-aboard-plane-in-catering-truck-to-elude-iranian-assassination-plot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president donald Trump was secretly transported from Turkey to the UK during a trip, using a covert operation to avoid an Iranian assassination plot. Contrary to the public understanding that he flew on Air Force One, reports from the Washington Post reveal that Trump was actually flown aboard an Air Force C-32A aircraft hidden inside a catering truck. This operation was conducted without the knowledge of most individuals on board Air Force One, including officials and journalists, who believed he remained on the original plane. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >secret maneuver involved additional deception<\/a>, such as reporters being asked to lower their window blinds and the Secretary of War boarding the aircraft via external stairs. Historically, similar covert flights have been conducted for presidents during security threats, although this is the first time it has been publicly documented. The move was part of broader efforts to shield the president from perceived dangers without alerting the public.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> was snuck aboard a separate military plane via a catering truck to fly back from Turkey last month in order to avoid an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iranian<\/a> assassination plot, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/08\/10\/trump-flew-secrecy-amid-iran-threat-air-force-one-became-decoy\/\">according to<\/a> a report from the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-privilege-nfl-players-and-reporters-express-anger-over-tebows-return-say-kaepernick-should-be-signed-instead\/\" title=\"\u2018White Privilege...: NFL Players And ...ers Express Anger Over Tebow...s Return, Say Kaepernick Should Be Signed Instead\">widely accepted narrative<\/a> was previously that Trump boarded the old Air Force One to fly to the United Kingdom from Turkey rather than the Qatar-gifted jet that was to become Air Force One, which was in turn sent back for further security upgrades. A new report from the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, citing two people familiar with the matter, claimed that Trump was actually not on board either, but was instead snuck aboard an Air Force C-32A via a catering truck. The operation, meant to protect him from an Iranian threat, was carried out without the knowledge of most of those on board Air Force One, including officials and journalists, who remained oblivious.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4682205\/trump-turkey-iran-assassination-plot-air-force-one\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump snuck aboard plane in catering truck to elude Iranian assassination plot: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4681773\/trump-says-spoke-kevin-warsh-once-since-confirmation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he\u2019s only spoken to Kevin Warsh once since confirmation as Fed chairman<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4679699\/markwayne-mullin-has-strong-deportation-numbers-at-dhs-maga-distrusts-him-anyway\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Markwayne Mullin has strong deportation numbers at DHS. MAGA distrusts him anyway<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone outside of a small circle was meant to believe that Trump was taking the old Air Force One back home and, to protect the deception, was even recorded boarding it in front of reporters. Minutes later, before it took off, Trump was snuck into a catering truck, which drove to the other plane that took him to the U.K.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">War Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded the C-32A, a modified Boeing 757 used for transporting government officials, using its external stairs to give the appearance of normalcy, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reporters on board Air Force One, who believed Trump was on board, were asked to lower the blinds of their windows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One U.S. official told the <em>Washington Post<\/em> that the deception operation wasn\u2019t the first, and over the past 30 years, there have been several cases where the president was made to secretly board a second plane after publicly boarding the first due to serious threats. 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Clinton was filmed disembarking from a plain white jet following Air Force One, but a deception operation wasn\u2019t mounted before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House has previously disclosed that the president was in a secret location, such as after the 9\/11 terrorist attacks, but has never publicly been confirmed to have accurately deceived the public as to his location. 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