3 weeks ago
Trump Took Secret Flight Out of Turkiye Amid Iran Threat
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, went to a big meeting in a country called Turkiye.
The meeting was called the NATO Summit, and it happened on July 8.
After the meeting, people worried that someone might try to hurt the president.
The worry was about a possible attack linked to Iran.
So the president had to leave the country very quickly and quietly.
He took a secret flight, which means most people did not know which plane he was on.
Reporters and some White House workers thought they were on the same plane as the president, but they were not.
The Washington Post newspaper found out about the secret trip.
The newspaper talked to people who know about the president's travels, but those people did not want their names made public.
Leaders sometimes have to keep their travel plans secret to stay safe.
US President Donald Trump attended the NATO Summit in Turkiye on July 8.
Trump took a secret flight out of Turkiye shortly after the summit amid threats of an Iranian assassination attempt.
The flight had not been previously reported and was revealed by the Washington Post.
Journalists and some White House staff members believed they were on the same plane as President Trump.
The report relies on a US official familiar with the operation and another person with knowledge of Trump's travel, speaking anonymously.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump
- What
- Took a secret flight out of Turkiye, as reported by the Washington Post
- Where
- Turkiye
- When
- Shortly after the NATO Summit in Turkiye, held on July 8
- Why
- Amid threats of a reported Iranian assassination attempt
Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Event
- Secret flight out of Turkiye
- Date
- Shortly after the July 8 NATO Summit
- Location
- Turkiye
- Reason
- Reported Iranian assassination threat
- First reported by
- Washington Post
- Sources
- US official and person with knowledge of Trump's travel (anonymous)











