Former President Donald Trump’s Boeing 757 crashed into a parked plane while taxiing at a Florida airport Sunday morning.
Trump arrived in Cincinnati for an intimate, high-stakes fundraiser on Wednesday, a day off from his hush-money trial, but he arrived in Ohio without his jet, known as Trump Force One.
according to Notification of accidents and incidents No injuries were reported when his plane collided with another plane, and the amount of damage was “unknown,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
President Trump’s plane landed at Palm Beach International Airport around 1:20 a.m. Sunday, and while taxiing, one of the winglets on the end of the plane’s wing collided with the rear elevator of the parked plane, according to the notice. That’s what it means.
The parked plane was empty and was registered to VistaJet, a private charter company, the FAA said. new york times.
of the FAA said The incident occurred in an area of the airport that does not direct aircraft, but an investigation into what happened will be carried out.
The Times reported that the Boeing plane is registered to DJT Operations ILLC, one of the companies Trump owned before taking office.
There are questions about whether Trump Force One could be seized as part of civil fraud charges brought against the former president in New York. Trump posted $175 million bail in the case on April 1 to avoid possible seizure of his assets as he attempts to appeal the $464 million judgment against him.
Mr. Trump must appear in court weekly for his hush money trial, but he often has to make campaign announcements away from his supporters and in unusual locations such as a Manhattan courtroom or an airport runway. Ta.
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