Report alleges Trump left Air Force One in catering cart
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Daily Mail has published a report claiming Donald Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One inside a catering cart as part of an elaborate ruse to switch aircraft, reportedly to foil a potential assassination attempt linked to Iran. The claim rests entirely on unnamed sources, and no confirmation has come from the White House, Secret Service or Pentagon, nor has any further corroborating detail emerged since the story first appeared, leaving the account unverified.
The alleged operation is framed against long-running tensions between Washington and Tehran, with US intelligence having previously flagged Iranian threats against senior American officials, including Trump, following the 2020 killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. Key specifics — when the alleged switch took place, who authorised it and how the threat was assessed — were never established, and with no fresh reporting emerging, the story remains an unconfirmed claim rather than a verified account of events.
- Report claims Trump was smuggled off Air Force One in a catering cart
- Move allegedly made to evade an Iran-linked assassination threat
- Claim unverified; no official confirmation or further detail emerged
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Trump has for several years been the subject of serious threat assessments linked to Iran, particularly since the 2020 US killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, after which Tehran was reported to have discussed retaliation against senior American figures. Security around his travel, including on the presidential aircraft Air Force One, has been a recurring topic given this backdrop.
The report at the centre of this story comes from the Daily Mail and describes an alleged covert manoeuvre in which Trump was said to have been moved between aircraft using a catering cart, reportedly to protect him from a possible attack. The claim relies on unnamed sources, and no official body such as the White House, the Secret Service or the Pentagon has confirmed it.
Because the account has not been independently verified, key details, including exactly when this is supposed to have happened and who would have authorised it, remain unclear. Readers should treat the claim as unconfirmed reporting rather than an established fact while further information emerges.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Trump ‘smuggled off Air Force One in a CATERING CART as part of elaborate ruse to switch planes and foil potential Iranian assassination threat’”.