FAA Says Marine One Was Too Close to Passenger Airplane

Thursday, August 06, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration said a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump on Tuesday was briefly too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport ...

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Air traffic controllers had failed to pause commercial flights during Marine One's departure, sources say.

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-- Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) 9:30 PM Â· Aug 5, 2026

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Why is Duffy's retarded kid running the FAA.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-05 12:41 PM | Reply

The incompetent Trumpf junta: "You haff failed me ugain, Dummkopf!"

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-05 02:09 PM | Reply

President Plane Crash almost added to his already impressive aviation body count.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-06 03:18 PM | Reply

Is there some fine that the tax payers have to pay for this misadventure that the president can then embezzle?

#4 | Posted by MBlue at 2026-08-06 05:25 PM | Reply

Were the passengers close enough to smell the ... fumes?

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-08-06 06:11 PM | Reply

I was under the impression that when the Presidents plane or marine one lands or takes off that all other traffic was halted. That's what occurs here at JFK when air force one is in the area.

#6 | Posted by gasman21 at 2026-08-07 07:51 AM | Reply

Actually the tower was not to authorize the aircraft to take off at that time.

#7 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-08-07 04:58 PM | Reply