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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

Trump’s Air Force One forced to return to Washington after electrical issue

President Donald Trump’s flight to Switzerland was abruptly cut short on Tuesday evening, with Air Force One returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland an hour after takeoff after a “minor electrical issue” was discovered on board.

The presidential aircraft had set out for the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Trump is due to give a speech Wednesday and face questions about his controversial ambition to acquire Greenland, when its crew identified an electrical fault and decided to turn back.

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