On August 8th of last month, after the NATO summit ended, it was reported that U.S. President Trump took a flight on the old "Air Force One" presidential plane to leave Turkey, rather than the luxury aircraft gifted by Qatar when he arrived earlier.
At that time, the outside world believed that the security capabilities of the latter were far inferior to those of the old “Air Force One”. Trump replaced his aircraft due to concerns about the threat of assassination in Iran.
On August 10th, the US media Washington Post further revealed that the image of Trump boarding the old 'Air Force One' was also a cover-up. Within minutes after boarding the plane, he was secretly transferred to a smaller Air Force C-32A aircraft via an airport catering vehicle.
Trump’s old “Air Force One” accompanying catering vehicle. The Washington Post
American officials said that this made the Air Force One an ‘influence aircraft’, and some media and White House staff remained on the plane. It is said that Hagee boarded the C-32A via an external ladder, and flew with Trump to the UK.
This rare operation took place on the second day after the US military resumed military strikes against Iran.
The New York Times also reported this news, stating that Trump quickly transferred himself using a catering container after boarding the old 'Air Force One', and then flew secretly to the UK.
Reports say that after arriving in the UK, Trump quietly transferred back to the old "Air Force One". Then, under the watch of journalists, he stepped off the plane, walked across the apron, boarded the aircraft gifted by Qatar, and took the plane back to Washington.
On the aircraft donated by Qatar, Trump had a conversation of about 15 minutes with reporters. When asked why he instructed reporters to remove the sunshield while on a flight in Turkey, Trump said, "Because you might be on a dangerous flight, and we have to deal with those despicable people."
Trump said that he has been “under constant threat of life,” and that he is the “top priority” on Iran’s “list.” “But if I leave, you have to leave too, right? Maybe one day you’ll want to change your profession.”
