Vance plane makes emergency landing in second Trump campaign incident

A charter plane carrying Senator JD Vance (R-OH) made an emergency landing at an airport in Wisconsin on Friday — the second mechanical problem on a Trump campaign plane in a week.

According to Vance spokesman Taylor Van Kirk, Vance’s plane, dubbed “Trump Force Two,” experienced a mechanical problem and was forced to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee.

“The pilot indicated that there was a malfunction with the door seal,” Van Kirk told multiple media outlets. “After the emergency was declared, Trump Force Two returned to Milwaukee. Once the issue was resolved, the aircraft returned to its originally planned flight path back to Cincinnati.”

🚨✈️ Trump Force Two✈️🚨

with VP candidate JD Vance, just made an emergency landing in Milwaukee

The Milwaukee County Fire Department (ARFF) responded to the Boeing 737 on the tarmac.

43 souls on board per traffic scanner

JD Vance’s plane began to turn back near… photo.twitter.com/n8bYqSnwtT

— Kylie Jane Kremer (@KylieJaneKremer) August 16, 2024

According to Van Kirk, the problem with Trump Force Two’s door seal was quickly resolved and the aircraft continued on its scheduled route to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Vance was traveling with his wife Usha, U.S. Secret Service agents, journalists and his dog Atlas.

You can’t really see it in this video, but he was *not happy* about the wet metal stairs.

He’s doing well on the plane.

We’ve had two German Shepherds and they both do this thing where they find the one person who doesn’t like dogs and they lick that person. https://t.co/Lf0qhOmbWl

— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 16, 2024

The incident occurred after Donald Trump’s plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana, about 150 miles from its intended destination of Bozeman, on August 9.

As the Era times Trump also traveled to Montana on August 9 for a rally in Bozeman, where he tried to drum up support for Republican candidate Tim Sheehy, who is seeking to defeat long-serving Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.).

Vance stressed the need for supportive law enforcement policies and criticized current leadership policies, particularly on border security. However, he advocated for stronger border control measures.

“The border policies we have on the southern border are making our communities even in northern Wisconsin less safe,” Vance said.It means Mexican drug cartels are operating in our communities. It means people are dying from fentanyl..”