EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Marine One carrying Donald and Melania Trump makes emergency landing in UK due to a hydraulics issue.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump and Melania had to switch helicopters because of a “hydraulics issue.”
“Out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted Airport,” Karoline Leavitt said. “The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter.”
The Marine One trip was only supposed to last 20 minutes, from the prime minister’s Chequers landing zone to Stansted Airport. However, the president and first lady took almost 40 minutes to reach the airport due to the issue.