Trump’s Secret Plane Switch Explained | New York City News

New York City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

Trump’s flight out of Turkey last month was a high-stakes security maneuver after intelligence flagged an Iranian plot to down his plane with a missile. Switching from Air Force One to a decoy jet — aided by a catering truck diversion — was ordered by the National Security Council, White House Military Office, and Secret Service amid escalating threats. Trump, who called himself “number one on the kill list for Iran,” flew on a less vulnerable aircraft while the public-facing plane carried staff and press unaware he wasn’t aboard. The operation, kept secret until recently, was designed as…