When Donald Trump traveled to Turkey for the NATO Leaders Summit, he did so with the idea in mind that his poop would not touch foreign soil. That’s right. According to LADBible, Trump’s poop is flown back to the United States rather than flushed down toilets while he is in Turkey, and the same might be said for when he visits other countries.
However, at this time, the reported poop protocol is pegged to Trump’s trip to Turkey. Although Trump has spoken highly of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he still isn’t above making sure that no one in the Turkish government, or other NATO-involved countries have access to his excrement. And once again, there is something about the president that involves his poop.
Trump’s presidential poop is a big deal, apparently.
🚨 BREAKING:
— GBC (@GBC_Press) July 7, 2026
US President Donald Trump brought his personal toilet during his visit to Turkey.
To avoid leaving any DNA traces, the waste will be sent back to the United States. pic.twitter.com/rnQfZPQBTO
This is becoming a trend with Trump, and one that can’t really be explained away with a simple claim from him. Poop is as much a part of his second term in the White House as his orange complexion and the theories about his makeup habits. Now, the stories about Trump and his poop have transitioned to what actually happens with Trump’s poop once it leaves his body.
Apparently, it’s all about taking extra special precautions while Trump is in another country. The poop is reportedly sent back to the U.S. to avoid the possibility of someone stealing it to test it and use the results against the U.S. and against Trump. What they might find if given the chance is unclear, but it seems that the Trump Administration takes poop pretty seriously.
Someone joked on X (formerly Twitter) that all anyone might find would be “DNA traces of Big Macs, cheeseburgers, fries, and Coke.”
Another person wrote, “We do not want his crap back in the USA nor his gold toilet!”
He received an elaborate welcome in Turkey.
🇺🇸🇹🇷 BREAKING: President Trump has reportedly arrived in Ankara with a specially designed portable toilet system. Under U.S. security protocols, all biological waste will reportedly be transported back to the United States rather than disposed of locally, to prevent the potential… pic.twitter.com/8hskKbPvoZ
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After Air Force One landed, Trump was met by the Turkish president himself. Trump’s limo was also escorted by a horseback escort to go along with Trump’s motorcade. No word on if Erdoğan gave the same treatment to other world leaders, but he and Trump seem to be secret besties.
According to the New York Post, Trump said, “I was very disappointed with NATO, and frankly if [the summit] weren’t held in Turkey, where my friend happens to be a very strong leader it’s possible that I wouldn’t have attended.”
He also praised Turkey over other countries and seemed to allude to trusting Erdoğan over other leaders of different countries. Trump said, per ABC News, that he would even consider allowing Turkey to purchase American F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.
“We have a better relationship with Turkey, and Turkey’s been, in many ways, much more loyal than other countries that we think would be loyal,” Trump said. “So, it’s something, certainly, we would consider. It’s a great plane, it’s the best, currently the best plane by far, and it’s certainly something we will consider.”
Vladimir Putin has a similar poop protocol.

But getting back to the poop fiasco, Trump is even rumored to have brought his own toilet to Turkey, though that has not been confirmed. Still, he does reportedly have his poop sent back home to the U.S., and it’s a practice that Vladimir Putin reportedly also follows.
Business Insider reported that Putin’s bodyguards typically collect his poop after he uses the bathroom in foreign countries. And, like Trump, it’s done in an effort to present spies from other countries gaining leverage on Putin and Russia.
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