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U.S. fighter jets escorted the decoy Air Force One carrying the press corps and senior staff to the United Kingdom after Trump's secret plane swap.
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U.S. fighter jets escorted the decoy Air Force One carrying the press corps and senior staff to the United Kingdom after Trump's secret plane swap.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were on the "decoy" Air Force One that left Turkey last month.
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Trump claims his secret plane was in more danger than the Air Force One decoy the public thought Trump was flying on.
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The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.
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Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, deceiving even the press pool who flew on board without him.
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President Trump's secret plane switch in Turkey is putting Air Force One's security protocols and defensive capabilities in the spotlight. Why it matters: Air Force One is the call sign for any Air Force aircraft carrying the president, meaning Trump's secret switch didn't change the designation — but it changed the plane protecting him. Driving the news: A threat from Iran forced Trump to secretly switch planes, using a catering truck to move to a smaller aircraft, per the Washington Post. Trump flew to Turkey on a plane gifted by Qatar, which was meant to serve as Air Force One. Officials...
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AIPROPX has consolidated 6 reports from 5 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Decoy' Air Force One was protected by US fighter jets, official says.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — US and UK.
The earliest report in this entry came from Axios (Aug 11, 2026, 18:40 UTC); the most recent came from Fox News — Politics (Aug 12, 2026, 16:31 UTC).
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