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U.S. officials secretly transferred President Donald Trump from Air Force One to a smaller military aircraft, an Air Force C-32A, during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 8, responding to what they assessed as a credible Iranian threat against the president.

U.S. officials secretly transferred President Donald Trump from Air Force One to a smaller military aircraft, an Air Force C-32A, during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 8, responding to what they assessed as a credible Iranian threat against the president.

Trump publicly boarded the older, powder-blue Boeing 747 Air Force One in view of cameras before being covertly moved via an airport catering truck to the C-32A on the aircraft's opposite side, away from waiting journalists.

Trump publicly boarded the older, powder-blue Boeing 747 Air Force One in view of cameras before being covertly moved via an airport catering truck to the C-32A on the aircraft's opposite side, away from waiting journalists.

Reporters and some White House staff aboard the decoy Air Force One were not informed that Trump was absent. Before departure, they were instructed to keep their window shades closed, which officials attributed to Secret Service mandate.

Reporters and some White House staff aboard the decoy Air Force One were not informed that Trump was absent. Before departure, they were instructed to keep their window shades closed, which officials attributed to Secret Service mandate.

The C-32A carrying Trump arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Britain at approximately 10:20 p.m. local time, with the decoy Air Force One and media landing minutes later. It remained unclear how Trump was transferred back to the older aircraft before disembarking.

The C-32A carrying Trump arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Britain at approximately 10:20 p.m. local time, with the decoy Air Force One and media landing minutes later. It remained unclear how Trump was transferred back to the older aircraft before disembarking.

When reporters asked Trump why window shades had been ordered shut during the flight, he said they were "probably on a dangerous flight" and described himself as "number one" on Iran's target list, adding "But if I go, you go. Right?"

When reporters asked Trump why window shades had been ordered shut during the flight, he said they were "probably on a dangerous flight" and described himself as "number one" on Iran's target list, adding "But if I go, you go. Right?"

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended the operation, stating the administration uses "every tool at our disposal — including distraction and misdirection — to address those threats." A similar decoy flight was used by President Bill Clinton during a 2000 trip to Pakistan.

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defended the operation, stating the administration uses "every tool at our disposal — including distraction and misdirection — to address those threats." A similar decoy flight was used by President Bill Clinton during a 2000 trip to Pakistan.

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