Trump Secretly Removed from Air Force One in Turkey Citing Iranian Assassination Plot

US intelligence identified a credible Iranian plot to kill Trump, prompting the Secret Service to extract him from Air Force One in a catering truck during a NATO summit stop in Ankara. The aircraft then flew toward Britain carrying over 100 aides, officials, and reporters—none informed of the threat. Former CIA officer Steven Cash said the operation effectively offered those passengers as potential casualties in Trump's place. Senator Richard Blumenthal called it "unprecedented, surreal and downright scary" and joined Democratic calls for a congressional briefing.