Donald Trump's withdrawal from Türkiye was much more difficult than it initially appeared. The leader hopped into a C-32A, a smaller military aircraft, while gently exiting Air Force One in a catering truck during a maneuver intended to confound potential attackers.

The Washington Post spoke with a US official with knowledge of the function and with a travel agent with whom the revelation was published. The Post reviewed the paperwork and spoke with one of the individuals who spoke with the revelation.

An Air Force One used as a decoy

Trump had arrived in Ankara aboard the new Boeing 747-8 delivered by Qatar, valued at about $400 million. For the return, he announced that he would use the old Air Force One and that the new device would be sent to Mildenhall, in the United Kingdom, so that the US military could see it.

What the cameras did not see was the following movement: shortly after, the president and assistants were transferred by a catering vehicle to another aircraft.

While Trump traveled on the C-32A, journalists and some White House staff remained on Air Force One, unaware that the president was no longer there. Reporters were asked to close the blinds before takeoff.

The operation sought to hide which plane was actually transporting the president in the face of an assassination threat attributed to Iran.

The threat that changed the plan

The episode occurred during the increasingly tense escalation between the United States and Iran. Previous CBS News reports had already raised concerns about possible attacks on Trump and about the new plane's defensive capabilities. The same media reported that the Secret Service had recommended using the old model as a security measure.

The White House did not confirm the details. Steven Cheung, director of communications, maintained that there are multiple threats against the president and that the government uses tools of “distraction and deception” to confront them.

Former Secret Service agent Paul Eckloff called the strategy unusual, though not unprecedented. “I wouldn't say it's unprecedented, but it is an unusual event,” he said.

Trump had responded to reporters that he is always under threat and that he is “number one” on Iran's list.

The transfer ended in Mildenhall, where Trump appeared before the cameras again aboard the old Air Force One. He then changed again to the plane donated by Qatar to complete the trip to the United States.

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