Inflatable slide deploys on Qatari-gifted Air Force One ahead of Trump's Dallas trip

Trump told reporters that they were "doing a check on the slide."

ByABC NEWS
September 9, 2026, 2:39 PM

An inflatable slide deployed on President Donald Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday before he was set to board it to head to the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas.

Trump told reporters that they were "doing a check on the slide" and it will "take about 15 minutes," before telling them it was safe to fly on.

PHOTO: U.S. Air Force personnel look after an emergency inflatable slide deployed on Air Force One before before Donald Trump arrived to board at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 9, 2026.
U.S. Air Force personnel look after an emergency inflatable slide deployed on Air Force One before before Donald Trump arrived to board at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 9, 2026.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

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