Trump’s Air Force One flies dangerously close to White House shocking and scaring visitors

Air Force One drew alarm in Washington on Thursday when it passed low over the White House during a Halloween celebration for children, with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watching from below. Flight data reviewed by The Washington Post indicates the plane flew between 400 and 1,000 feet and made two passes. Rules for military flyovers call for aircraft to remain at least 1,000 feet up, according to The Independent.

At about 4:40 p. m. , Trump told reporters in the press pool that the plane would appear, saying children there would enjoy it. A public notice from the AlertDC account on X followed at 5:24 p. m. A spokesperson for the Council of DC said that gave people downtown, at the Pentagon and at National Airport only fifteen minutes of warning, and that the noise startled many. Residents posting on X described a jolt of fear, with one saying a low passenger jet in the capital would normally be a bad sign. Two pilots heard in a recording, reviewed by the Post, wondered how many more passes were coming.

Video from the White House Rapid Response 47 account shows children gazing upward at the jet.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →