A credible threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile leads the U.S. Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto an unmarked government jet during a trip to Turkey in July, according to a person briefed on the matter.
The reported change happens on the final day of the visit, and the aircraft switch is made quietly, with Trump reportedly taken off Air Force One and placed on another government aircraft. The accounts describe the threat as credible but do not provide details about who issued it, where it originated, or what evidence supported it.
Across the two outlets provided, the core elements are the same: a missile-related risk, the Secret Service’s decision-making, and the use of an unmarked jet to reduce exposure. The available text does not add differing assessments of the threat’s scope or the specific security procedures used beyond the aircraft switch.
