President Trump to Press After Potential Threat from Iran: “Perhaps You Want to Change Professions!”

These last couple days have been quite a whirlwind…

On Tuesday, President Trump flew to Turkey for a NATO summit. While there, he ordered the biggest strikes on Iran since the (now-terminated) ceasefire was signed.

Then, today, he declared the ceasefire totally dead and ramped up additional strikes on Iran.

Thankfully, our president is safe.

But, there may have been a threat from Iran during his flight back.

During the first part of his return flight, President Trump flew on the old Air Force One plane instead of his brand new one. During this time, the press members onboard were reportedly ordered to keep their windows shut.

While taking questions from reporters aboard Air Force One, President Trump addressed this situation.

He says that he believes the journalists may have been asked to close their windows due to the “sleazebags over here” — meaning, Iranians.

Then, he suggested that these reporters might “want to change professions” because “if I go, you go.”

Watch:

🚨 REPORTER: Was there a threat on Air Force One?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I'm number ONE on their list. Before you."

"But if I go, you go! So perhaps you want to change professions!"

Greatest to ever do it 😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/MJ9Qfg2dTC

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 9, 2026

President Trump is as funny and brave as it gets. But, he’s also making light of a serious situation here…

While we don’t know for sure whether or not there was a serious threat from Iran during his flight back, this is the second time today that President Trump has mentioned he’s “number one” on Iran’s kill list.

We covered the first time here:

President Trump: I’m Number One On The Kill List

President Trump also denied that the reason for the plane switch on his way back from Turkey was due to a credible threat from Iran.

Instead, he said it was so that service members on a military base in the United Kingdom could have some time to check out the new Air Force One.

After making a previously-unplanned stop in the U.K., President Trump was swapped back onto the new Air Force One, which he flew on back to the U.S.

But, it is certainly notable that the old Air Force One has anti-missile defenses, while it’s unclear if the new one has been outfitted with same level of security features.

This is adding fuel to the speculation around whether or not there may have been a threat on President Trump’s life from Iran today.

The Hill reported further:

Trump offered little clarity on the swap, instead saying he would fly on the legacy aircraft “for old time’s sake,” and indicating that both aircraft would make a previously unscheduled stop on the way back to the United States at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, a base used by U.S. troops.

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Trump boarded the new jet at Mildenhall, and it promptly took off for Joint Base Andrews outside Washington after he greeted service members stationed there.

“We just landed and met up with our new Air Force One, which was sent earlier to RAF Mildenhall, so we could show the wonderful Servicemembers, as per the entire Base’s request,” the Republican president said on social media. “They were very excited.”

He said stopping at Mildenhall “was on our way back to the States from Turkey, with virtually no deviation of flightpath.”

During the flight, Trump denied to the reporters accompanying him that security concerns involving Iran were a factor in flying two planes home. Asked if he was aware of any credible threats against Air Force One by Iran, Trump brushed off the question.

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“I have a threat all the time. I’m No. 1 on their list,” he said, repeating comments from earlier Wednesday that he is one of Iran’s top assassination targets.

When the reporters asked Trump if he knew why they were asked to keep their window blinds closed during the flight from Turkey to the U.K. aboard the older Air Force One, Trump replied that it probably was due to the “sleazebags over here” — an apparent reference to Iran. He said he was not asked to close the window blinds in his compartment. Iran and Turkey share a border.

The travel switch raised fresh security questions about the new aircraft that the U.S. spent $400 million to retrofit. Images of the Qatari-gifted jet captured since its unveiling show it is not equipped with some of the same missile detection and countermeasure systems as the older jets.

The swap was also announced less than a day after the U.S. military conducted a series of large strikes in Iran in retaliation for its attacks on merchant shipping in the region, and before a new series of strikes on Wednesday. Iran shares a border with Turkey.

Trump first announced in a social media post that the gleaming new plane he had proudly shown off a day earlier would instead visit the U.K. base on the way home so military members could “tour the Aircraft.” Trump said he instead would be flying home in an older plane previously used as Air Force One.

When asked later during a news conference if security concerns had played a role in the switch, Trump didn’t directly answer but said that when it came to Iran, he was “No. 1 on the list for killing.”

When another reporter followed up, Trump said he’d be “going home by normal methods” while the new plane would be shown off to troops.

When asked if the missing countermeasures systems played a role in the jet being swapped out, the U.S. Air Force directed questions to the White House.

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“The new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the President and his staff,” spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement. “As the President has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him, and we use every tool at our disposal — including distraction and misdirection — to address those threats.”