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

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.