Episode
Trump’s Air Force One ‘decoy’ deception
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- ABC News Daily
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- Aug 12, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 936
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Summary
When Donald Trump flew out of the NATO summit in Türkiye last month, he switched from the newly renovated, Qatari-donated jet to an older Air Force One, telling reporters it was 'for old time's sake.' But new details about the swap reveal that a credible threat from Iran prompted the president to then be secretly whisked off the old plane, into a catering container and transferred to another aircraft, leaving the press pack and some of his top officials behind. Today, Washington Post White House reporter Dan Diamond on the ruse. Featured: Dan Diamond, White House reporter for The Washington Post