9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump talks with reporters after an emergency inflatable slide deployed on Air Force One before before Trump arrived to board at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, Sept.
And I think it’s gonna take 15 minutes,” Trump said, adding that the aircraft was safe to fly. The newly modified aircraft, a gift from the Qatari royal family worth $400 million, has faced questions from some lawmakers and ethics experts over the unprecedented foreign gift.
When asked why the slide was being checked and whether there was a security concern, Trump said personnel wanted to make sure it “works perfectly”. “They’re checking the slide over here. US President Donald Trump’s flight to Dallas was briefly delayed on Wednesday after an emergency inflatable slide deployed from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews.
Trump had earlier described the approximately 14-year-old aircraft as “the world’s most luxurious plane”. In July, he said the plane would be “maxed out”, with the process expected to take about a month.