Topline
The evacuation slide on the Qatari jet gifted to the Trump administration was mysteriously deployed Wednesday afternoon just before President Donald Trump was due to board the aircraft—addding to speculation about the safety of the jet.
The emergency slide of the new Air Force One is deployed ahead of US President Donald Trump’s departure for the Republican National Committee (RNC) midterm convention, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Trump told reporters on the tarmac, “they’re checking the slide over here, and I think it’s going to take 15 minutes” as crews inspected the slide in the foreground.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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