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Omaha Steve

(108,534 posts) Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:33 PM 8 hrs ago

Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says

Source: AP

By JOSH BOAK
Updated 10:20 PM CST, January 20, 2026
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard Air Force One identified “a minor electrical issue” and, out of an abundance of caution, decided to turn around.

A reporter on board said the lights in the press cabin of the aircraft went out briefly after takeoff, but no explanation was immediately offered. About half an hour into the flight reporters were told the plane would be turning around.

Trump will board another aircraft and continue on with his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-air-force-one-electrical-issue-c3044b52b792a8c12f6211718d94f8fe

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Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says (Original Post) Omaha Steve 8 hrs ago OP

Another thread on this. We've been uploading great graphics there. usonian 7 hrs ago #1

Bullshit AverageOldGuy 7 hrs ago #2

Definitely not number 2, since he is boarding another plane to go there Polybius 2 hrs ago #11

Update, according to CNN - they are switching planes and will depart again soon. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #3

Lawrence O reported electrical issues.. fun to speculate 🧐 Deuxcents 7 hrs ago #5

Indeed. yellow dahlia 7 hrs ago #6

No ketchup allowed on second plane. Sneederbunk 7 hrs ago #4

Someone forgot to pack the diapers. LuckyLib 6 hrs ago #7

None of this constant flying is good for Captain Zero 6 hrs ago #9

Here's the plane. It's a 757-200. It left JBA at 12:03 a.m. EST. It's near Cape Cod now. mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago #8

Something about a blown gasket or a screw loose. Buddyzbuddy 2 hrs ago #10

usonian

(23,744 posts)

1. Another thread on this. We've been uploading great graphics there.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:48 PM

7 hrs ago

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220954895

Some of us (ahem) even created some new ones for the occasion.

AverageOldGuy

(3,416 posts)

2. Bullshit

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:53 PM

7 hrs ago

AF1 is returning to Andrews for one of two reasons:

1. Trump is having stroke or (we can hope) cardiac arrest.
OR
2. Trump is too cowardly to face our former European allies.