{"id":3806,"date":"2026-07-09T18:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:39:22","slug":"white-house-says-air-force-one-switch-was-misdirection-because-of-potential-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3806","title":{"rendered":"White House says Air Force One switch was \u2018misdirection\u2019 because of potential threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The White House offered an explanation Thursday as to why President Trump used the older model of Air Force One to leave the NATO summit in Turkey instead of the newer model that had been gifted from Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3804\">Meta AI image generation model lets users work off other people\u2019s Instagram media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the President and his staff,\u201d White House communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the president has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him and we use every tool at our disposal \u2014 including distraction and misdirection \u2014 to address those threats,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump flew on the new Air Force One, which went into service for the first time on July 3, to Ankara for the NATO summit.<\/p>\n<p>He then took the older model for the trip to the American Air Force base in Mildenhall, England, and switched back to the new plane for the last leg to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The president said in a Truth Social post that he wanted to show off the new Qatari-gifted plane to U.S. service members stationed at Mildenhall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the soldiers can see it. It\u2019s truly magnificent,\u201d Mr. Trump said, offering no further explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3802\">Democrats point fingers, scramble to replace nightmare ex-candidate Graham Platner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The unusual decision touched off a firestorm of speculation from media outlets, with some saying it was because of an assassination threat from Iran, and others suggesting the new plane was unsafe.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Tuesday, Mr. Trump hinted at possibly being killed by Iranian assassins as the conflict with the Mideast nation rages.<\/p>\n<p>He declared the ceasefire with Iran \u201cover\u201d and ordered new strikes after Iran was accused of striking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to take out the U.S. leader \u2014 me,\u201d Mr. Trump said of Iranian leaders. \u201cI\u2019m on every single one of their lists. I guess so far I\u2019ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn\u2019t last very long, because that\u2019s the way it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m No. 1 on the kill list for Iran,\u201d he said later.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters on the old Air Force One were told to keep their window blinds closed during the flight from Turkey to the U.K., but weren\u2019t told why.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about why they had to do that, Mr. Trump told reporters it was probably due to the \u201csleazebags over here.\u201d He pointed toward the border shared between Iran and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3800\">Markets shake off worries about renewed Mideast fighting, though gas prices rise again<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House offered an explanation Thursday as to why President Trump used the older model of Air Force One to leave the NATO summit in Turkey instead of the newer model that had been gifted from Qatar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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