It was a dramatic twist to an already historic visit. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were forced to make an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom after Marine One suffered a serious mechanical issue mid-flight.
According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, a “hydraulics issue” led to the decision. “Out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted Airport,” she confirmed. “The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter.”
The ride from Chequers, the prime minister’s country estate, to Stansted was supposed to take just 20 minutes. Instead, the emergency forced the flight to stretch to nearly double the time — 40 minutes. Still, Trump and Melania carried on with the packed schedule.
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