Local time Sept. 9, an emergency slide on the jet referred to as Air Force One
unexpectedly deployed as President Trump arrived for a Republican midterms rally
in Dallas. Trump waited about 20 minutes on a helicopter before speaking on the
tarmac; he said staff were "inspecting the emergency slide to ensure equipment
is working properly" and that they "would raise the slide." Sources told media
the slide deployed due to operator error. Under procedure, a deployed emergency
slide must be removed and sent for repair; the slide was subsequently dismantled
and taken away. The aircraft is a Boeing passenger jet gifted to Trump by Qatar
last year and has been used by him since July.
