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Trump Hid on Catering Truck After Iranian Missile Threat

8/18/2026

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President Donald Trump secretly moved from Air Force One to a plane via a catering truck, citing an Iranian missile threat.
Psychologist Mary L. Trump called him a “loser,” said it is known, and said the move increased his risk.
Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau called the explanation “the dumbest thing possible” on Pod Save America.
Dan Pfeiffer said it was “very, very funny that he hid in a catering cart.”

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President Donald Trump secretly moved from Air Force One to a plane via a catering truck, citing an Iranian missile threat.
Psychologist Mary L. Trump called him a “loser,” said it is known, and said the move increased his risk.
Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau called the explanation “the dumbest thing possible” on Pod Save America.
Dan Pfeiffer said it was “very, very funny that he hid in a catering cart.”