Catering cart & military aircraft: How Trump secretly fled Turkey amid Iran assassination threat

Trump hid in catering cart to sneak out of Turkey amid Iranian threat, boarded military aircraft (AP file photo) US President Donald Trump was secretly moved in an airport catering truck to a smaller military aircraft after boarding Air Force One in Ankara, a covert operation triggered by an Iranian assassination threat, The Washington Post reported Monday.Trump had initially boarded the older, baby-blue Air Force One in front of cameras after attending the Nato summit in Turkey.But after getting on the aircraft, he was secretly shuttled by an airport catering truck to an Air Force C-32A, which then flew him to Britain, the Post reported, citing a US official familiar with the operation and corroborating material it reviewed.The extraordinary security operation came as hostilities with Iran were escalating. Iran borders Turkey, where Trump had travelled for the Nato summit and made his first international trip aboard a newly renovated jet donated by Qatar.The president's unexpected switch from the new aircraft to the older Air Force One before leaving Ankara had raised questions over the security of the Qatari-donated plane.Trump had said on Truth Social before departing Ankara tha...