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President Donald Trump’s departure from Joint Base Andrews was briefly delayed on September 9 after an emergency evacuation slide deployed from the Boeing 747-8 he was preparing to board. The aircraft, gifted to the US by Qatar and serving as Trump’s interim Air Force One, was being prepared for his flight to Dallas for the Republican National Midterm Convention. The incident occurred moments before Trump was due to leave aboard the aircraft, prompting crews to inspect and remove the deployed slide.