Pilot scolds plane load of Congress members as Trump show leaves them grounded
Source: Raw Story
June 12, 2026 10:12AM ET
A bipartisan group of Congress members sat grounded on a runway for more than an hour Thursday all because of an airshow rehearsal for Trump's White House UFC fight.
Politico Playbook's Adam Wren reported the delegation was stuck aboard a Delta flight from Washington to Detroit. Among the stranded passengers: Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Shri Thanedar (D-MI), alongside Republican Reps. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Bob Latta (R-OH).
The pilot told them there could be no traffic out of Reagan National Airport because of an airshow rehearsal tied to Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event President Donald Trump's marquee White House fight card, scheduled for the South Lawn on June 14, the president's 80th birthday.
He added that, if they had complaints, they should call their representatives in Congress.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-airshow-strands-lawmakers/
wyn borkins
(1,500 posts)dutch777
(5,115 posts)UpInArms
(55,554 posts)czarjak
(13,739 posts)THEY-DEW-IT-4-U!
Figarosmom
(14,303 posts)llmart
(17,760 posts)Lisa McClain is my dimwitted representative. I wonder if she'll take the pilot's advice?
MLAA
(19,837 posts)KS Toronado
(24,040 posts)Would that be the Gropenfuhrer? Good luck he'd so anything worthwhile.
Lonestarblue
(13,593 posts)Some enterprising reporter (if any are left) should put together a list of all Trump's waste of taxpayer dollars, from slapping his name on everything to destroying the East Wing to the totally unnecessary Iran War. It would add up to a trillion with the war already costing billions.
Safe as Milk
(267 posts)Icanthinkformyself
(439 posts)with the passengers the pilot should have thrown the two Republicans off of the plane.
Bengus81
(10,475 posts)PJMcK
(25,189 posts)louis-t
(24,686 posts)The pilot got on the intercom and said "Don't make me pull this plane over and come back there." I remember this being a true story from many years ago.
popsdenver
(2,750 posts)happens every time Trump boards Air Force One, for one of his golf junkets........
I think they stop all air traffic for 30 miles around his departure airport, 30 miles around the arrival airport, and a 30 mile wide swath in between.........
Probably makes Air Traffic Controllers seriously insane, and gives them major brain strain......and especially any commercial aircraft,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Martin68
(28,183 posts)Attilatheblond
(9,396 posts)Guess he's still pissed about the squeaky tanks and shuffling, unenthusiastic troops kinda almost marching in that birthday parade he threw himself last time.