Trump Says Secret Service Had Him Switch Planes in Turkey Over Threat

‘They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane,’ President Donald Trump told reporters.

A catering truck is parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying President Donald Trump arrives to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

President Donald Trump said on Aug. 11 that the Secret Service had him switch from Air Force One to a military aircraft when leaving Ankara, Turkey, last month due to a security threat.

Trump was departing Turkey on July 8 after concluding a two-day NATO summit when the Secret Service identified a potential security threat. The president did not elaborate on the nature or origin of the threat.

“It’s only up to secret service. I just follow what they'd like to do. So, I go by secret service and the military. They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane,” he told reporters on Aug. 11.

“I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it.”

This story is developing and will be updated with additional details.