By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-08-12 02:02:07 | Updated at 2026-08-12 02:16:03
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump returns to Joint Base Andrews on July 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump, switched from the old Air Force One to the new Air Force One while stopping in the U.K. at RAF Mildenhall Air Force Base was returning from his visit to Ankara, Turkey where he attended the NATO summit. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said on Aug. 11 that the Secret Service had him switch from Air Force One to a military aircraft when leaving Ankara, Turkey, last month due to a security threat.
Trump was departing Turkey after concluding a two-day NATO summit when the Secret Service identified a potential security threat. The president did not elaborate on the nature or origin of the threat.
“It’s only up to secret service. I just follow what they'd like to do. So, I go by secret service and the military. They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane,” he told reporters.
“I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it.”
This story is developing and will be updated with additional details.
