U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly underwent an elaborate plan to hide his flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom last month using a catering food truck and a military aircraft, according to the Washington Post, amid threats against him from Iran.

The secret mission, according to the Post, was carried out without the knowledge of the traveling press and even some White House officials aboard the decoy flight, all while the White House was saying Trump was aboard the old Air Force One jet.

In a statement to ABC News regarding the Post’s reporting, the White House said, “As 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 to address those threats.”

The president was seen boarding the aircraft on July 8, but according to the Post, after boarding, Trump was transferred to a catering cart typically used to load food and beverages.

Trump publicly stated at the time that he would not be flying on the Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet because he was sending it to a base in the U.K. so service members could tour it.

ABC News reported at the time that Trump was advised not to take the plane due to security concerns amid escalations with Iran.

On the flight that was believed to be carrying Trump, reporters on board were told that the windows needed to be closed the whole flight and that it was a mandate from the Secret Service. Air Force One, despite the president not being on board, according to the Post, had its transponder turned off.

Trump was seen in the U.K. descending the stairs of the old plane to transfer to the Qatari-gifted jet. It’s unclear how he got back on the plane.

Once aboard the new Air Force One en route back to the U.S., Trump spoke with reporters and said “no, no” when asked if there were any security concerns surrounding the plane swap.

When asked why they had to close their window blinds on the plane, Trump said, despite saying there was no security concern: “Well, yeah, because you’re probably on a dangerous flight because of the sleaze bags that we have to deal with.”

The new plane, with red, white, dark blue and gold livery chosen by Trump, is a Boeing 747 gifted to the United States by Qatar last year and refitted by defense contractor L3Harris Technologies. It was intended to serve as a temporary placement while Boeing struggled to deliver long-delayed next-generation Air Force One planes.

The Post report on clandestinely putting Trump on a third aircraft and quietly whisking him out of the country adds a fresh layer to just how seriously concerned U.S. security officials were about the threat against Trump during the ongoing war with Iran.

Paul Eckloff, a former special agent with the Secret Service, said such an unusual move could either reflect actionable intelligence or an abundance of caution given volatility in the region with the wars in Iran and Ukraine.

“I would not say unprecedented, but it is an unusual occurrence,” Eckloff told The Associated Press.

据《华盛顿邮报》报道，面对来自伊朗的威胁，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普上个月据称实施了一项精心策划的方案，利用一辆餐饮食品车和一架军用飞机，隐蔽其从土耳其飞往英国的行程。

该报道称，这项秘密任务是在随行记者甚至一些白宫官员不知情的情况下进行的，他们当时都在那架作为诱饵的飞机上，而白宫当时对外宣称特朗普就在那架旧的“空军一号”上。

报道指出，白宫向美国广播公司新闻发表声明称：“正如总统最近所说，美国有许多敌人盯上了他，我们正动用一切手段应对这些威胁。”

7月8日，有人看到总统登上了那架飞机。但据《华盛顿邮报》报道，登机后，特朗普被转移到了一辆通常用于装载食物和饮料的餐饮手推车上。

特朗普当时公开表示，他不会乘坐卡塔尔赠送的那架“空军一号”专机，因为他要将该机送往英国的一个基地，让军人参观。

美国广播公司新闻当时报道称，由于与伊朗紧张局势升级，出于安全考虑，建议特朗普不要乘坐那架飞机。

在那架据信搭载特朗普的航班上，机上的记者被告知，整个飞行过程中必须关闭遮光板，这是特勤局的命令。据《华盛顿邮报》报道，尽管总统不在机上，但“空军一号”的应答器仍被关闭了。

有人看到特朗普在英国从旧飞机的舷梯走下，然后转移到了卡塔尔赠送的那架飞机上。目前尚不清楚他是如何重新回到那架飞机上的。

在登上新的“空军一号”返回美国途中，特朗普与记者交谈，当被问及此次换机是否存在安全问题时，他说“不，没有”。

当被问及为什么他们必须在飞机上关闭遮光板时，尽管特朗普说没有安全问题，但他回答说：“嗯，是的，因为你们可能在一趟危险的航班上，因为我们要对付的那些卑鄙小人。”

这架波音747采用特朗普选定的红、白、深蓝和金色涂装，由卡塔尔赠美，L3哈里斯公司改装，原计划作为新一代空军一号延迟交付前的临时替代机。《华盛顿邮报》披露，美方秘密安排特朗普乘坐第三架飞机并悄然将其送出国境，凸显在美伊交战期间安全官员对威胁的高度警惕。

前特勤局特工保罗·埃克洛夫表示，鉴于伊朗和乌克兰战争导致该地区局势动荡，此次非同寻常的举措可能源于情报，也可能只是出于谨慎。

“虽然不是史无前例，但此次行动确实不同寻常，”埃克洛夫告诉美联社。 (Translated by DeepSeek)