Donald Trump allegedly sacked an engineer after a costly mistake left his private jet inoperable for weeks during a crucial phase of his re-election campaign. The incident, which occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, saw a mechanic accidentally deploy the emergency inflatable slide on Trump Force One, a gold-plated Boeing 757, grounding the aircraft indefinitely.
The disruption forced Trump to borrow a private jet from real estate billionaire Steve Witkoff, who later received a prestigious government role in return for his assistance. The saga, detailed in Revenge, a book by Axios journalist Alex Isenstadt, has reignited debates over Trump's treatment of workers, particularly in light of mass aviation layoffs under his administration.
