US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he switched from Air Force One to another aircraft during a recent summit in Turkey due to a perceived threat. He emphasized his commitment to following the guidance provided by the Secret Service and military officials regarding his safety.
Last month, it was reported that Trump had to replace the Qatar-gifted jet with an older Boeing owing to an alleged threat. A recent Washington Post report, however, revealed that the President switched planes yet again: he was discreetly taken out of the older Air Force One inside a catering container and then transferred to a smaller C-32A aircraft. In the absence of any official statement from the White House or Trump regarding the plane switches, the US President has now confirmed the action.
They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane. I do what they say. I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it. I get a lot of threats. “Non-consequential Presidents don’t get threatened, and I think I’m maybe the most consequential President. Whatever.”
Trump’s confirmation came just one day after reports detailed how the US President first switched from the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8 to an older Air Force One and then made a further secret transfer to a smaller C-32A aircraft.
Speaking to reporters after returning from Ohio, the US President said, “I go by Secret Service and the military. Trump further said that he faces several threats of which the public is unaware, adding that any “consequential President has a lot of threats. On the subject of threats, the US President said he does not worry about anything, remarking, “Whatever it is, you know my attitude?
