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U.S. President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, connected the mode to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum had to instrumentality to Joint Base Andrews adjacent Washington D.C. aft a “minor electrical issue” was detected onboard.
After takeoff, the unit of Air Force One identified “a insignificant electrical issue” and, retired of an abundance of caution, the level was turned around, landing astatine Joint Base Andrews, according to accusation provided by reporters onboard the aircraft.
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Mr. Trump and his entourage volition committee a caller aircraft, according to White House property caput Karoline Leavitt.
Mr. Trump is acceptable to code the yearly gathering of the World Economic Forum successful Davos connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026).
He volition besides enactment successful a greeting with the forum’s leadership, conscionable overseas leaders and be a reception with concern leaders.
On Thursday (January 22, 2026), connected the margins of the World Economic Forum, Trump volition enactment successful the “Board of Peace Charter announcement”, wherever nations would beryllium invited to motion the charter, joining the assemblage aimed for Gaza’s redevelopment nether his broad program to extremity the conflict.
Davos is hosting planetary leaders and concern heavyweights arsenic the yearly gathering of the World Economic Forum began January 19 and volition tally till January 23.
Mr. Trump’s beingness astatine Davos comes amidst tensions betwixt the U.S. and European nations implicit his propulsion to get Greenland and enforce tariffs connected countries until “a deal” is reached to acquisition Greenland.
