August 9th 2024.
The journey for former President Donald Trump took an unexpected turn as his plane was diverted to Billings Logan International Airport before reaching his scheduled rally in Bozeman. The airplane made an emergency landing at 2:29pm on Friday, ensuring Trump's safety, according to the airport. However, there was no cause for alarm as the Secret Service confirmed that the diversion was due to a mechanical issue and not a security threat.
Margo Martin, Trump's deputy director of communications, shared a video of the former president from inside the plane just before 5:30pm, announcing his arrival in Montana. "I just landed in a really beautiful place, Montana. It's so breathtaking from up here," Trump said in the video, not mentioning the plane issue. The Trump campaign remained silent on the incident at the time.
Originally, Trump's plane was meant to land in Bozeman, which is over 100 miles away from Billings. The former president is known to refer to his private plane as "Trump Force One," but he had to switch to a private plane to reach his destination after the Secret Service thoroughly inspected the Billings airport.
Trump had planned to hold a rally at Montana State University in Bozeman at 8pm to show his support for Republican nominee Tim Sheehy, who is challenging Democratic Senator Jon Tester. The Senate race is highly contentious, with the GOP aiming to regain control in the November election. "I'm here to do some fundraisers and most importantly, to support Tim Sheehy in his bid for the US Senate. We think he's going to do really well. And of course, we'll have a rally, which will be a lot of fun," Trump shared.
The diversion came just a day after Trump held a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he made some controversial remarks about Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. He claimed to have once been a passenger in a helicopter with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who had a relationship with Harris three decades ago. "We were in a helicopter, heading to a certain location, when there was an emergency landing. It was not a pleasant experience," Trump stated, before adding that Brown made "terrible things" about Harris.
However, Brown later clarified that it was former California Governor Jerry Brown who was in the helicopter with Trump, and there was no emergency landing. Despite this, Trump continued to stand by his statement, creating more controversy.
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