US president Donald Trump boarding Air Force 1 at Andrews Air Base, Maryland, January 16, 2026. © Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images
U.S. president Donald Trump was forced to return to the Washington area after aboard Air Force They detected a method problem shortly after the aircraft took off on Tuesday to Davos, Switzerland.
"After launch, AF1 crew identified a insignificant electrical malfunction.
For safety reasons AF1 returns to Andrews Air Base.
The president and the squad will board another aircraft and fly further to Switzerland” – informed the White home in a brief statement.
The AP agency, quoting a reporter on board, reported that the lights in the press booth briefly went out after takeoff.
Trump is scheduled to give a speech at the planet economical Forum in Davos on Wednesday afternoon.
The president is besides to discuss with European leaders his plans to take Greenland from Denmark, which another NATO members oppose.
Trump threatened to impose fresh duties on many European countries from next period unless an agreement on Greenland was reached.
According to reports, EU officials are considering the anticipation of retaliatory action, including the mobilisation of previously suspended duties on US goods and the regulation of access by US companies to the EU market.
French president Emmanuel Macro condemned Trump's threats as ‘unacceptable’ during a Tuesday speech in Davos, saying that the EU will argue trials "weakening and subordination of Europe".
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/631242-trump-plane-returns-davos/
