Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Air Force One, turns around after 'minor electrical issue'

Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Tuesday night after the crew identified "a minor electrical issue" after takeoff, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. President Donald Trump was seen boarding a new, smaller aircraft after landing. It will take the designation Air Force One, according to protocol noted by the Air Force.

Posted by LampLighter at 02:05 AM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink

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... The plane with the electrical issue landed with Trump on board at 11:07 p.m. after having taken off shortly after 9:40 p.m. ET.

The president uses one of two custom Boeing 747-200B planes that the Air Force calls VC-25 aircraft. It's not clear which experienced trouble Tuesday night.

The pool of reporters on board described his replacement aircraft as a smaller Boeing 757. It departed early Wednesday. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-21 02:07 AM

He's back in the air. I wonder if they have Grift Force One painted yet?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-21 02:16 AM

AF1 is now about 500 miles east of Newfoundland. It's a C-32A so he is flying to Davos on an old 757. LOL. His plane broken so he's taking an Uber.

There will be a lot of ketchup flinging on that flight.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-21 02:35 AM

Did Little Donnie Tantrum lick the Big Mac slime off his fingers and stick them in the sockets again?

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-01-21 12:54 PM

His plane broken so he's taking an Uber.

There will be a lot of ketchup flinging on that flight.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL

that's pretty funny

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-01-21 02:36 PM

I heard it was really a "leaky diaper" issue.

#6 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-01-21 10:51 PM

This is how Jeanine Pirro will say it went down:

Luke Destroys AT-AT Walkermake movie GIFs like this at MakeaGif

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-22 11:24 AM

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