Trump forced to switch helicopters while leaving London due to ‘minor hydraulic issue’
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were forced to switch helicopters while headed toward a London airport on Thursday due to a minor “hydraulic issue,” the White House said.
While making their return from Chequers, the country house of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to Stansted Airport, the helicopter carrying the Trumps had a “hydraulic” problem.
Pilots chose to set Marine One down at a local airfield, “out of an abundance of caution,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
Trump and the first lady then safely switched to a backup support helicopter before continuing their journey to the airport.
No injuries were reported.
It is unclear what exactly the helicopter’s “hydraulic” issue is.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump changed helicopters at Stansted airport on Thursday (AP)
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