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Former US President and current Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plane was diverted on Friday, August 9, to Billings, due to a mechanical issue, CBS News reported citing airport officials.
Trump’s plane suffered the technical snag, details of which are unconfirmed as of now, ahead of a scheduled rally in Montana’s Bozeman, which is about 150 miles west of Billings.
The airport stated that Trump’s plane “landed without incident”, and added that he departed for Bozeman on another private plane, according to CBS News.
This is Trump’s first rally of the week; his rivals, Democrat VP pick Tim Walz and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as running mate JD Vance, have been traveling across important battleground states.
Trump was shot during his rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. Since Bill Clinton won the state’s presidential contest in 1992, Montana is seen as a safe Republican state.
However, the goal of Trump’s visit is to help Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy defeat Democratic incumbent Senator Jon Tester, who is running for re-election in November, reported CBS News.
Trump launched his bid to reclaim the White House in November 2022.
He aims to reclaim the White House after his bitter exit in 2020, as he looks forward to becoming only the second commander-in-chief to win two non-consecutive terms in office.
