Key facts
- An inflatable emergency slide deployed on President Donald Trump's Qatar-gifted Air Force One.
- The slide deployed before Trump was set to board the aircraft at Joint Base Andrews.
- Trump stated the slide was being checked and the process would take approximately 15 minutes.
- He assured reporters that it was safe to fly on the jet.
- Trump began using the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 in July after its renovation.
President Donald Trump informed reporters that an inflatable emergency slide on his Qatar-gifted Air Force One was being checked. The slide deployed unexpectedly at Joint Base Andrews before Trump was scheduled to depart for the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas.
Trump stated that the check would take approximately 15 minutes and assured reporters that it was safe to fly on the aircraft. He later boarded the jet. The Boeing 747, a gift from Qatar, had undergone an accelerated renovation before Trump began using it in July.
The incident caused a delay in Trump's departure. The White House did not immediately provide an explanation for the slide's deployment.
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