Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say

" White House communications director Steven Cheung did not directly confirm or deny the reports, but said the new Air Force One was a "state-of-the-art aircraft" fitted with security measures to protect the president and his staff.

The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being transported to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck, the Washington Post said.

Technically "Air Force One" is the call sign for any aircraft carrying the US president.