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Aug 14, 2026 9 min

How Trumps secret plane switch unfolded

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President Donald Trump secretly swapped planes by sneaking into an airport catering truck to escape a credible, imminent threat of an Iranian surface-to-air missile attack. The elaborate deception operation took place on July 8, 2026, as the president was departing the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support. Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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