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Former President Trump’s aircraft was diverted to Billings, Montana, on Friday because of a mechanical concern, a Billings airport official mentioned.
The Republican presidential nominee is scheduled to carry a rally in close by Bozeman, Montana, Friday night, and remains to be anticipated to make it, Fox News has realized.
Bozeman is roughly 120 miles west of Billings.
“I just landed in a really beautiful place: Montana. So beautiful, flying over, and you just look down and that’s the way it’s supposed to be,” Trump mentioned in a video from his aircraft posted to social media, making no point out of any aircraft points or of the diversion. “I’m here to do some fundraisers and most important to support Tim Sheehy who’s running for the U.S. Senate, and we think he’s going to do really well. We’re going to have a rally. And it’ll be a lot of fun.”
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Trump walks off the aircraft on the Philadelphia International Airport on June 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Sheehy is working in opposition to present Democratic Sen. Jon Tester within the state.
Trump must get on a non-public aircraft to fly to Bozeman, but it surely’s unclear what time that flight might be.
Trump is scheduled to talk at Montana State University at 8 p.m. native time, and is predicted to attract 1000’s of supporters. He was additionally scheduled to have a fundraiser earlier than the rally.
Some of the rally crowd informed Fox News they’d been ready for hours on the venue in anticipation of Trump’s arrival.
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Trump flies on his personal aircraft, nicknamed Trump Force One, which is a Boeing 757 that features a lounge, flat display TV and a lounge.
“I’m a worker, right? I’m not a pleasure guy. I’m a worker guy, and it’s a tremendous plane for that. It’s got great speed, and all that energy gets us to where we’re going on time,”Trump informed Fox News in January whereas giving a non-public tour of his aircraft.
Trump’s aircraft in Atlanta, Georgia in April. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
He informed Fox News that whereas he loves his aircraft, Air Force One, the aircraft flown by the president, is “very special.”
“Air Force One is always Air Force One, even if this is nicer,” Trump joked. “Air Force One is still Air Force One. I mean it represents something very special.”
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Trump marketing campaign for remark.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned with working mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Arizona on Friday.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
