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Trump Took Secret Flight Out of Turkiye Amid Iran Threat

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.

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