Trump offers odd explanation for why he secretly swapped planes at NATO summit

Donald Trump offered an explanation for allegedly swapping planes secretly during a NATO summit in Turkey, saying the second aircraft “was at greater risk” than Air Force One. The report describes how the change was portrayed as a security response to an Iranian threat, after earlier confusion tied to the Qatar-gifted Air Force One. It says Trump boarded the presidential jet, then exited covertly and moved to a catering truck to reach a different plane, as reported by MSNBC. The article argues the broader issue is not only subterfuge, but claims that Trump and his team failed to notify Congress about the Iranian threat and continued to provide misleading accounts after the danger had passed. It also alleges the plan relied on White House personnel as decoys in ways that Secret Service officials were uncomfortable with.