Air Force fighter intercepts plane near Trump golf course

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Air Force fighter intercepts plane near Trump golf course

The intercepted aircraft landed at an airport in Pittstown, where local law enforcement met the pilot.

By AP

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Published: Sun 22 Jul 2018, 7:25 AM

Last updated: Sun 22 Jul 2018, 9:28 AM

A US Air Force fighter jet intercepted a small general aviation aircraft flying near President Donald Trump's private golf club Saturday.

The US military is announcing that an F-16 jet intercepted a plane around 12:30pm on Saturday flying "without proper clearances or communications" in the temporary flight restriction zone around the president's Bedminster, NJ golf course, where he is spending the weekend.
Continental US North American Aerospace Defense Command says the intercepted aircraft landed at an airport in Pittstown, NJ without incident, where local law enforcement met the pilot.

Trump arrived in New Jersey on Friday afternoon and is scheduled to depart for Washington Sunday. There was no immediate reaction from the White House, but Trump tweeted critically several times Saturday afternoon about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.




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