{"id":1450,"date":"2026-01-21T13:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:57:53","slug":"air-force-one-turns-around-after-takeoff-with-trump-onboard-for-minor-electrical-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=1450","title":{"rendered":"Air Force One Turns Around After Takeoff with Trump Onboard for \u2018Minor Electrical Issue\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"figure-article_1-0\" class=\"comp figure-article mntl-universal-primary-image right-rail__offset text-utility-100 figure-landscape primary-image\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/7kYci1tdDvUH4tMgUAlU2kggKRY=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/donald-trump-011926-db9bd3fc5d514feda90943c7b3b7980d.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump waves after landing on Air Force One on January 13, 2026\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Air Force One turned around with President Donald Trump on board on Tuesday, Jan. 20<\/li>\n<li>The aircraft was headed for Switzerland, where Trump is expected to speak at the World Economic Forum<\/li>\n<li>The plane turned around on account of a &#8220;minor electrical issue,&#8221; according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Air Force One turned around with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">President Donald Trump<\/a> on board on account of a &#8220;minor electrical issue&#8221; on Tuesday, Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;After takeoff, the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2013820148776399351\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;Out of an abundance of caution, AF1 is returning to Joint Base Andrews. The President and team will board a different aircraft and continue on to Switzerland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Air Force One returned to Joint Andrews Base in Prince George&#8217;s County, Md., at 11:07 p.m. E.T., according to the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/greenland-trump-tariffs-trade-eu\/card\/air-force-one-returns-to-joint-base-andrews-after-experiencing-minor-electrical-issue--ORkHbCJhNU4we2wnjKD1?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqeJ8dNrARl9INJFVwOAZkagxxa1vXLqgx30v8zXEC6pAfR3uOWXqmHFoLBahJY%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6970512d&amp;gaa_sig=gWF9VJzEfV7QQ0v_eKpsfpMpY1izR-tNDUGY0FCIa80-BL2rmxV3ufNODfeHRuRcwN0_LIkEvZrTrXetlKTLlQ%3D%3D\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Wall Street Journal.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Trump, 79, is traveling to the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland. The president is expected to deliver a speech before political and economic leaders on Wednesday, Jan. 21, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Donald and Melania Trump Make Emergency Landing in U.K. Airfield After Marine One Experiences &#8216;Hydraulic Issue&#8217;<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Americans Walk Out of Jobs and Schools in Protest of Trump on 1-Year Anniversary of His Inauguration<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The incident occurred just months after Trump and First Lady Melania Trump&#8217;s helicopter experienced a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/marine-one-emergency-landing-trumps-state-visit-11813185\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">hydraulic issue<\/a>&#8221; while flying near London on Sept. 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">According to Leavitt, 28, Marine One \u2014 the helicopter carrying the president and first lady \u2014 made an unexpected landing in the final moments of their U.K. trip, during which they visited Prince William and Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Following their state visit with the British royal family, the Trumps were traveling a short distance in Marine One from Chequers to Stansted Airport, so that they could reunite with Air Force One and return to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Due to a minor hydraulic issue, and out of an abundance of caution, the [Marine One] pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted airport,&#8221; Leavitt shared with the White House press pool, explaining why their departure was delayed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter,&#8221; she added at the time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">PEOPLE reached out to the White House but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Force One turned around with President Donald Trump on board on Tuesday, Jan. 20 The aircraft was headed for Switzerland, where Trump is expected to speak at the World &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1452,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1450\/revisions\/1452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}