Donald Trump's private plane, a 1990s Boeing 757-200 known as "Trump Force One," was forced to make an emergency landing this Friday in Billings, Montana, due to a hydraulic failure.
The aircraft, which was carrying the former president of the United States, landed smoothly at a small local airstrip. Subsequently, it is planned to transfer the plane to Bozeman airport for a thorough inspection.
Trump's campaign team released a video of him upon landing, in which he said he was happy to be in Montana, but he did not mention anything about the emergency landing.
The United States Secret Service will conduct a security review at the airport before allowing the transfer of the aircraft.
Trump was scheduled to arrive in Bozeman to hold a rally at an indoor venue at Montana State University at eight in the evening, local time, just five hours after the incident.
This setback occurs just a month after the assassination attempt on July 13 against the former president, which has generated some concern. However, this time, it is a technical problem with an aircraft that has already been in service for several decades.
This is not the first time Trump has faced problems aboard his plane.
In 2022, the aircraft had to return to New Orleans airport just 30 minutes after takeoff due to a failure in one of the engines.
The "Trump Force One," which originally entered service in 1991, was purchased by Trump in 2010. During his presidential term, the plane remained inactive, as Trump used Air Force One.
After leaving the White House in 2021, the plane underwent a refurbishment at a workshop in Louisiana, where it received a new coat of paint and had an American flag added to the tail, replacing the iconic letter "T."
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