Trump took a secret flight out of Turkey in an elaborate plot to hide his location amid Iran war
President Donald Trump was whisked out of Turkey last month on a military aircraft in an elaborate plot to keep his location secret amid security fears from the war with neighboring Iran, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the plan.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NBC News says: President Donald Trump was whisked out of Turkey last month on a military aircraft in an elaborate plot to keep his location secret amid security fears from the war with neighboring Iran, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the plan.
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- Primary source: NBC News
- Published: Aug 11, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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- Source published: Aug 11, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC
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