Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday boarded the Qatar-gifted Air Force One en route to Texas after saying that an emergency slide that had deployed on one side of the aircraft was being checked.

President Trump was delayed when travelling to Dallas when an emergency slide on the Qatar-gifted Air Force One was inflated accidentally.

President Donald Trump's flight to Texas on Wednesday was delayed after an inflatable emergency slide deployed from his Qatar-gifted Air Force One.

The latest fubar comes after the Qatari-gifted Air Force One was at the center of controversy when Trump abandoned the jet in the face of an assassination threat in Turkey in July. Reports from the time indicated that the new jet did not have all the defensive capabilities of typical Air Force One planes, the Daily Mail said.

An emergency slide was deployed on Donald Trump’s new Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews. The incident briefly raised questions before takeoff. The unusual scene unfolded as the president prepared

Donald Trump has had an embarrassing moment on the tarmac after the emergency slide on the presidential plane was accidentally deployed.

President Donald Trump’s departure for the GOP convention in Dallas was briefly delayed after an emergency slide deployed on his Qatari-gifted Air Force One. Trump said crews were carrying out a check and insisted he was confident the aircraft was safe.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 9) boarded the Qatar-gifted Air Force One en route to Texas after saying that an emergency slide that had deployed on one side of the aircraft was being checked.

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