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Donald Trump Latest News: Norad sent F-16 jets when Donald Trump entered the suspected aircraft over the house in Florida. There have been more than 20 security violations since Trump became President.
Air Force fighters stopped a civilian aircraft flying near Donald Trump's house in Florida. (Reuters Photo)
Highlights
- Suspicious aircraft inserted over Trump's house.
- Norad sent F-16 jets.
- Over 20 security violations after Trump became President.
US President Donald Trump was enjoying golf at his Mar-e-Lago Resort in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday. Suddenly, the US Air Force F-16 fighter jets started thundering in the sky above his house. The reason was a suspected civilian aircraft, temporarily entered the banned airspace over Donald Trump's house.
When the aircraft entered the safety sector, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) immediately came into action. He immediately flagged off the F-16 fighter jets, who fired bright flaings to warn the civilian aircraft. The flares kept burning in the sky for a few seconds, which also appeared from the ground, but no one was harmed. After this, the jets intercepted and surrounded the aircraft and took it out of the security sector.
Incidents of security violations are increasing continuously
However, it was not the first aircraft to hover over Trump's house. According to officials, since Trump took over the presidency on January 20, more than 20 such incidents have taken place. A similar case came to light on Saturday, when Trump left his club and private residence in Mar-e-Lago for golf course.
The airspace of South Florida is very busy. But whenever Trump is at his home, a strict flight ban is imposed, which spreads within the scope of 30 nautical miles. Despite this, many citizen pilots are flying without information, causing frequent security violations.
Norad's Commander General Gregory Gilot expressed displeasure over this rising negligence. He said, 'It is necessary to follow the rules of temporary flight ban (TFR) for the security of the President and flying security. But in recent times, the negligence of pilots has reached dangerous levels. It is mandatory to read Notam (notice to airmen), but many citizens pilots are ignoring it, due to which Norad has to run intercept missions repeatedly.
These repeated incidents have increased the concern of American security agencies. However, Norad officials are claiming that Trump's safety was not affected, but the question is definitely arising as to why security violations are happening so many times?
