Bombshell video shows Trump's chilling words before leaving reporters on 'decoy plane'
Trump secretly escaped to another plane amid fears Iran was about to try and kill him.
Chilling footage has emerged of US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters moments before fleeing to a different plane amid fears he could be assassinated by Iran. CNN host Kaitlan Collins aired footage of the US President using a decoy vehicle to secretly switch flights.
Mr Trump was reportedly smuggled out of Turkey after the NATO summit concealed in an airport catering cart before boarding a classified military flight. According to a senior US official speaking to the New York Times, there were fears for his safety following assassination threats from Iran.
It's "stunning to think that all those on the [regular] plane were sort of a decoy, and were not told that the president wasn't on board, and that the deception was continued even after he was safely returned to Washington. And that's hard for me to understand." —@davidaxelrod pic.twitter.com/V0TWp3fUkr
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 11, 2026
Before the bizarre ordeal, the US President announced that he would be flying home on an older plane "for old times' sake", and reporters were seen boarding the aircraft.
The jet then reportedly flew to a US military base in the UK, without Mr Trump on board, before he then made the journey back to the US.
Instead, he was moved using a specially modified food cart attached to the underside of the plane before boarding a separate aircraft, Air Force C-32A, bound for the UK.
Footage of the ruse shared by CNN showed the US President boarding Air Force One at 8.24pm local time before the modified food cart was seen pulling away at 8.30pm.
A group of journalists can also be seen entering Air Force One through a different door.
While the White House has not released a statement on the matter, communications director Steven Cheung suggested it could be down to a threat against Mr Trump.
He 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 - including distraction and misdirection - to address those threats."
This came as Israel shared intelligence with the US regarding a new Iranian plot to assassinate the US President, according to two sources speaking to CNN.
One source said the threat came during the same week that Mr Trump was in Turkey for the NATO summit, while the other said Washington had received multiple intelligence reports about the possible plans.
