JD Vance's plane makes emergency landing in Milwaukee after door malfunction
MILWAUKEE − A plane carrying Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance was forced to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee shortly after takeoff Friday due to a malfunction with the door, the Trump campaign said.
The plane, a Boeing 737, returned to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport shortly after takeoff, where a problem was fixed, campaign spokesperson Taylor Van Kirk said in a statement. The plane then departed on its original path for Cincinnati.
"The pilot advised there was a malfunction with the door seal," Van Kirk said Friday afternoon.
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Vance, a senator from Ohio and former president Donald Trump's running mate, had been in Milwaukee Friday for a campaign stop at the Milwaukee Police Association. He made the trip with his wife, Usha, and their German Shepherd. Several reporters were also on the flight.
The incident comes after a plane carrying Trump last week was forced to alter its course over Montana following a mechanical issue.
Lawrence Andrea is Washington correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the Paste BN network.