United States President Donald Trump reportedly underwent a covert plane switch while in Turkiye last month, using a catering cart to transition from Air Force One, which served as a decoy, onto a smaller military aircraft. The unusual maneuver was prompted by an Iran-related threat against the president, according to US media reports. Despite Trump's public statement that he would be departing the NATO summit in Ankara on an older version of Air Force One, he actually switched planes before flying out on a C-32A aircraft bound for the United Kingdom. Journalists and some White House staff were initially unaware of the switch, with reporters on the older Air Force One being advised to keep their window shades closed in the press cabin due to security concerns. Upon arrival in the UK, Trump appeared before the media exiting the older Air Force One, though it remains unclear how he moved from the C-32A to that aircraft. The White House later defended the use of the new Air Force One, a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, stating that it is equipped with advanced security protocols to ensure the president's safety in the face of foreign threats.