Trump was shuttled between planes in a catering truck during NATO trip as a ruse, major U.S. papers report
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- Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month, according to the Washington Post, in an operation prompted by an Iranian assassination threat during his NATO trip
- The deception involved Trump being moved between aircraft in a catering truck to conceal his identity, the Washington Post reported
Why it matters: The reported Iranian assassination threat against a sitting U.S. president during a NATO trip required extraordinary counter-surveillance — hiding him in a catering truck between planes — elevating the US-Iran shadow conflict to direct targeting of the president himself.
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