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JD Vance's plane returns to Milwaukee airport shortly after departure

A charter plane carrying Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance returned to Milwaukee International Airport shortly after its departure due to a possible issue with the aircraft.

A Trump-Vance campaign plane, with US Senator and 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on board, lands at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 7, 2024. Vance is holding a campaign rally in Eau Claire on the same day as a rally for US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Trump-Vance campaign plane, with US Senator and 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on board, lands at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 7, 2024. Vance is holding a campaign rally in Eau Claire on the same day as a rally for US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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JD Vance's plane returns to Milwaukee airport shortly after departure

A charter plane carrying Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance returned to Milwaukee International Airport shortly after its departure due to a possible issue with the aircraft.

A Boeing 737 charter aircraft carrying Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance returned to Milwaukee International Airport shortly after its departure on Friday afternoon.According to airport officials, the plane, operated by Eastern Air, returned to the airport around 1:30 p.m. due to a possible issue with the aircraft. The aircraft landed normally and taxied without incident under its own power."The pilot advised there was a malfunction with the door seal. After declaring an emergency, Trump Force Two returned to Milwaukee," said Taylor Van Kirk, a spokeswoman for Vance. "As soon as the issue was resolved, the plane returned to its originally planned flight path back to Cincinnati.” At approximately 2:15 p.m., the plane was cleared for takeoff.In his second visit to Milwaukee, JD Vance delivered remarks at the Milwaukee Police Association.

A Boeing 737 charter aircraft carrying Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance returned to Milwaukee International Airport shortly after its departure on Friday afternoon.

According to airport officials, the plane, operated by Eastern Air, returned to the airport around 1:30 p.m. due to a possible issue with the aircraft. The aircraft landed normally and taxied without incident under its own power.

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"The pilot advised there was a malfunction with the door seal. After declaring an emergency, Trump Force Two returned to Milwaukee," said Taylor Van Kirk, a spokeswoman for Vance. "As soon as the issue was resolved, the plane returned to its originally planned flight path back to Cincinnati.”

At approximately 2:15 p.m., the plane was cleared for takeoff.

In his second visit to Milwaukee, JD Vance delivered remarks at the Milwaukee Police Association.