DEVELOPING STORY: President Trump’s airplane was forced to make an emergency landing Friday afternoon in Billings, Montana. Watch below and click here to get my breaking news alerts.
Television station KTVH reports that Trump Force One landed safely after some sort of mechanical issue.
The former president was heading to Bozeman for a Friday night rally in support of Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.
Photos and video sent in by a viewer show the plane landing and taxied on the runway.
Trump is expected to take a private plane to the Bozeman Airport. Secret Service is doing a complete sweep of the airport before that takes place.
JUST IN: Donald Trump's plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana due to a mechanical issue.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 9, 2024
The plane was headed to the Bozeman Airport where Trump is holding a rally when it was forced to change course.
Trump is now expected to take a private… pic.twitter.com/I0xm7BNWYv
President Donald Trump’s plane had to make an emergency landing in Billings ahead of his appearance in Bozeman tonight due to a hydraulic leak. pic.twitter.com/JOerqmiZbs
— Classy Curley Radio (@ClassCRadio1) August 9, 2024