Event Brief
Trump swaps planes and flies partway home from Turkey
Filed: Jul 09, 2026 at 7:03 AM ET
Summary: President Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit on an older Air Force One instead of the new Qatari-gifted plane.
WHO: President Trump
WHAT: Trump flew partway home from the NATO summit on an old Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted plane.
WHEN: Jul 09, 2026 at 2:56 AM ET
WHERE: Turkey
WHY: The plane swap occurred during his return from a NATO summit as the U.S. and Iran began trading strikes again.
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