- President Donald Trump has defended stowing away in an airport catering container in Turkey to switch to a secret secondary plane following a threat from Iran.
- The Secret Service and military advised Trump to use the smaller aircraft to travel to the UK, using Air Force One and the accompanying press corps as a decoy.
- Upon arriving in Britain, Trump sneaked back aboard the main presidential plane undetected before returning to the United States.
- Security experts described the weeks-long concealment of Trump's whereabouts and his separation from the press pool as unprecedented in modern American history.
- While previous US leaders have used covert travel for security reasons, officials typically confirm the president's status and location once the immediate danger has passed.
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