{"id":44666,"date":"2026-08-14T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44666"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:08:29","slug":"jon-stewart-mocks-donald-trumps-secret-catering-truck-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44666","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart Mocks Donald Trump\u2019s Secret Catering-Truck Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Paginator\">\n<header xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"sc-lfRwAv pSqCT\">\n<div class=\"sc-hndrU icIUoY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/ok_logo_black_small.png\" alt=\"OK Logo\"\/><span class=\"news\">NEWS<\/span><\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ foAbWl\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo jZjbnN\"><img data-mm-src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/0x0\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jon Stewart and Donald Trump.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/480x251\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/640x335\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/768x402\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/1024x536\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/1280x670\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/1440x753\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/1600x837\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/2160x1130\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg?position=top 2160w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"628\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu efvKbs\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump\u2019s reported secret aircraft switch in Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-bTJPMs jOkeMf\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"flexContainer\">\n<div class=\"sc-hQYogJ iAyoZX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/RI7jbXUbY\/120x120\/ok-pink-logo-1650489068371.png\" alt=\"Profile Image\" class=\"sc-fTFLOO jxvOeh\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-dwxYxt eflEDT\">Aug. 14 2026, Published 6:49 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-gVFdEO kziYVQ\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/jon-stewart\/\"><strong>Jon Stewart<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>found the farce inside President <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s secretive plane switch.<\/p>\n<p>On <em>The Weekly Show<\/em>, Stewart mocked reports that Trump was moved in an airport catering container in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, after intelligence officials warned of a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/donald-trump-secretly-escaped-iran-threat-catering-truck-air-force-decoy\/\">Iranian assassination threat<\/a>. The president had been leaving a NATO summit when the security plan reportedly required him to switch aircraft away from public view.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post and The New York Times reported that Trump appeared to board an older Air Force One plane, but was then secretly moved to a different military aircraft with the help of a catering truck normally used to load meals and supplies onto planes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">The Catering-Truck Question<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/0x0\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Jon Stewart joked about Donald Trump being hidden inside an airport catering truck.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/480x270\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/640x360\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/768x432\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/1024x576\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/1280x720\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/1440x810\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/1600x900\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/8SYbXwNi-\/2160x1215\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-2-1786643765521.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: UNSPLASH<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jon Stewart joked about Donald Trump being hidden inside an airport catering truck.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the question,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cDid he have to put on the cater waiter outfit?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Producer <strong>Gillian Spear<\/strong> played along, joking, \u201cHe had a disguise. He dressed as a bellhop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stewart pushed the bit further, imagining Trump being hidden under a serving dome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\"\/>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/0x0\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Producer Gillian Spear joined Jon Stewart in imagining a bizarre presidential disguise.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/480x270\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/640x360\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/768x432\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/1024x576\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/1280x720\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/1440x810\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/1600x900\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/-0ZDDLLiy\/2160x1215\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-3-1786643818221.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Producer Gillian Spear joined Jon Stewart in imagining a bizarre presidential disguise.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>\u201cThey brought him in on the big table and it had the little cloche on it and then they pulled it in, they got the table to the safe location and then they lifted the cloche \u2014 \u2018Are you OK now, Mr. President?\u2019 They put it back down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just such a screwball comedy. It\u2019s perfect,\u201d Spear replied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-jHcYrh hanhiD\">\n<p>MORE ON:<\/p>\n<p>Jon Stewart<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"sc-jLqSar MszUH\">\n<p class=\"sc-bUQzRK dZWmuA\">Want OK! each day? Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-dTSxUT dyQypj sc-hkePoP hVImEU\">\n<p>Article continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">A Decoy Plane and a Real Threat<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/0x0\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Reports said Donald Trump switched planes after an alleged assassination threat.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/480x270\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/640x360\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/768x432\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/1024x576\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/1280x720\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/1440x810\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/1600x900\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/JcC57Nh6U\/2160x1215\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-4-1786643797012.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reports said Donald Trump switched planes after an alleged assassination threat.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>The episode was not simply a visual gag. According to the reports, Trump had arrived in Turkey aboard the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8 he has used as a retrofitted Air Force One. After the threat emerged, the aircraft he was seen boarding became part of the public-facing story.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> initially told reporters Trump had switched to the older plane for \u201cold time\u2019s sake.\u201d Reports later revealed the president had been moved from the side of the aircraft to a third plane.<\/p>\n<p>After both planes arrived in the U.K., Trump reportedly moved back to the older aircraft so he could descend as if he had flown aboard it. He later returned to Washington on the Qatari-gifted plane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-header=\"true\" class=\"sc-flUlJl gvtwpJ\">The Clouseau Factor<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"sc-ksluoS jnYGUA\">\n<div class=\"sc-hBMVcZ bgyRLF\">\n<div class=\"sc-fnVYJo dfXZyd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/0x0\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image of Jon Stewart compared the security operation to a scene from \u2018The Pink Panther.\u2019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/480x270\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/640x360\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/768x432\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/1024x576\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/1280x720\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/1440x810\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/1600x900\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/Q-YWz0Z64\/2160x1215\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-5-1786643806252.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"sc-fFSRdu inofKU\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-giAqnE haccci\"><span>Source: MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jon Stewart compared the security operation to a scene from \u2018The Pink Panther.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-gkCpWe evoggL\">\n<p>Stewart acknowledged that presidents have changed travel plans because of security threats before, but mocked the way this one was handled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very Clouseau,\u201d he said, invoking the bumbling <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/news\/video-steve-martin-takes-pink-panther-2-premiere\/\"><em>Pink Panther<\/em><\/a> detective.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have questioned whether the decoy left members of the press and White House staffers exposed on the original aircraft. Asked whether reporters would find it \u201ccool\u201d to take a bullet or missile for Trump, Stewart joked, \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS Source: MEGA Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump\u2019s reported secret aircraft switch in Turkey. Aug. 14 2026, Published 6:49 a.m. ET Article continues below advertisement Jon Stewart found the farce inside President Donald Trump\u2019s secretive plane switch. On The Weekly Show, Stewart mocked reports that Trump was moved in an airport catering container in Ankara,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.okmagazine.com\/brand-img\/GQN5lJ-XF\/1200x628\/jon-stewart-trump-secret-catering-truck-escape-comedy-1786643731640.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}