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US President Donald Trump’s chopper was forced into an unscheduled landing connected Thursday aft a hydraulic responsibility grounded Marine One during his instrumentality to Stansted Airport astatine the extremity of his authorities sojourn to Britain.White House property caput Karoline Leavitt confirmed the incidental was caused by a “minor hydraulic issue.” She said: “Out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed astatine a section airfield earlier reaching Stansted Airport. The president and archetypal woman safely boarded the enactment helicopter.”The diversion saw Marine One onshore astatine Luton, wherever exigency services were waiting connected the tarmac. Images captured some Marine One and its twin, Marine Two, idling conscionable disconnected the runway.Marine One and its decoys are specially fitted “white tops” equipped with rocket defence systems and radar-jamming technology. The craft are usually accompanied by Osprey MV-22s – known arsenic “green tops” – carrying enactment staff, Secret Service agents and instrumentality for emergencies.The precaution came astatine the extremity of a travel marked by warmth betwixt Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The brace signed a subject and exertion pact, welcomed £150 cardinal successful caller US investment, and discussed Ukraine, Gaza and tariffs.
At Chequers, Trump said: “The enslaved betwixt our countries is similar nary different anyplace successful the world. The US and UK person done much bully for the satellite than immoderate different federation successful history.” Starmer responded that “time and clip again, it is British and American men and women, broadside by side, changing the way of history.”The sojourn besides featured pageantry from King Charles III and Queen Camilla astatine Windsor Castle. Trump praised them arsenic “two fantastic people” and said helium was “tremendously thankful” for their hospitality.No injuries were reported aft the chopper landing, and Trump departed Britain aboriginal that evening.
