New reporting details Trump's secret flight out of Turkey

NPR | By Elena Burnett,

Juana Summers, Janaya Williams

Published August 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM EDT

The Washington Post reports that President Trump secretly left Turkey on a military jet after a threat from Iran, while reporters flew on a decoy plane believing he was with them.

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