President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump posed for photos aboard Air Force 1 for the first time in four years on Friday.
Trump and his wife – wearing green jackets and aviator sunglasses – were seen aboard the aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
The president is headed to North Carolina to survey the damage from Hurricane Helen last September.
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Trump and the first lady board Air Force 1 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 24. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
“We're going to North Carolina. It's horrible and that's how they're allowed to fester. And we're going to fix it. Months after the hurricane that happened almost four months ago. “North Carolina is being treated very badly,” Trump told reporters after leaving the White House.
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Trump and the first lady will be welcomed by Air Force Col. Angela Ochoa as they arrive at Air Force 1 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
“So we're stopping there, so we're going to go to Los Angeles and look at the fire that could be put out if we let the water flow and we didn't let the water flow. “For whatever reason. , I think we're going to have a very interesting time,” Trump added.
Trump is carrying the Air Force as he leaves for North Carolina. (Liamiris/Reuters)
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Trump was last photographed leaving Air Force 1 on January 20, 2021, as Joe Biden was being sworn in as president that day.
