Qatari-gifted Air Force One deploys inflatable slide before departing for GOP convention in Texas
Middle East3 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported56m ago
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump departed Washington's Joint Base Andrews for Texas aboard an Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar. The departure followed an incident in which an emergency inflatable slide was accidentally deployed by military personnel.
The accidental deployment required the slide to be removed from the aircraft before the president could leave for the Republican convention in Dallas. The event marked the deployment of the specific Qatari-gifted aircraft for a presidential trip.
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Arab News (SA)Emphasizes Donald Trump's departure and military personnel triggering the slide
WGN9 Chicago (Chicago, US) (US)Focuses on the specific location and the Republican midterm convention context
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