By Steve Holland and David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington for Texas on Wednesday aboard the Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar after an emergency slide was accidentally deployed and was removed.
Military personnel accidentally triggered the slide, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
The slide was activated shortly before Trump was due to board for a flight to Dallas for thefirst-ever Republican midterm convention.The issue briefly delayed Trump’s departure.
Article origin: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/trump-departs-dc-qatar-gifted-air-force-one-after-emergency-slide-accidentally
Original author: Steve Holland
