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Report: Trump Secretly Smuggled Out of Air Force One in Catering Truck

US President Donald Trump boarded his government plane after the NATO summit in Turkey, which turned out to be a deceptive maneuver, according to US newspaper reports.

11 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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According to a report from US newspapers, Donald Trump, the US President, did not board his government plane, Air Force One, in a conventional manner after the NATO summit in Turkey. Instead, he was secretly smuggled out of the jet in a catering truck.

This incident occurred in front of cameras and initially gave the impression that Trump was boarding the plane normally. The exact reasons for this measure are currently unknown.

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