Trump says Secret Service called the shots over covert plane switch amid Iran threat
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he follows the directions of the Secret Service and U.S. military when it comes to his security, addressing reports that he was moved between aircrafts as part of a security operation last month in Ankara reportedly prompted by an Iranian assassination threat.
“Well, it’s only up to the Secret Service. I just follow what they’d like to do,” Trump told reporters after traveling to Geneva, Ohio, for the Freedom 250 Patriot Games.
“So I go by the Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane, equal safety,” he said.
“But they wanted me to do it, so I do it. I do what they say.”
“I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it. I get a lot of threats,” Trump said.
The president also went on to say that any “consequential president has a lot of threats.”
“Non consequential presidents don’t get threats,” he added.
The Washington Post first reported that Trump secretly switched to a military jet after appearing to board the older Air Force One in Turkey after the NATO summit.
Fox News’ Emma Bussey contributed to this report.
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