According to media reports, a private plane with former US President Donald Trump on board had to make an emergency landing due to engine damage.
The machine had to return to the city's airport on Saturday evening around 20 to 30 minutes after taking off from New Orleans in the southern state of Louisiana due to an engine failure, the online magazine "Politico" reported on Wednesday, citing informed circles.
The plane was scheduled to take Trump to his luxury Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after an appearance in front of Republican Party donors.
According to "Politico", the party leadership organized another plane for the former president's return flight after the emergency landing near a donor.
After "Politico" the "Washington Post" also reported on the incident.
Accordingly, on board the Dassault Falcon 900 aircraft were not only Trump but also advisors and employees of the former president as well as bodyguards from the Secret Service.
Even after losing to Democrat Joe Biden in the November 2020 presidential election, Trump is still the strongman among the Republicans.
The 75-year-old right-wing populist is still very popular with the conservative base.
Again and again he brought up another presidential candidacy in 2024.
In recent weeks, Trump has made headlines primarily for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the Ukraine crisis.
He called Putin "brilliant" and "smart" before the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
After the Russian invasion of the neighboring country, Trump described the war as a "terrible catastrophe", but again called the Russian president "clever".
Speaking at a luxury hotel in New Orleans last Saturday, Trump suggested the United States tag US fighter jets with Chinese flags and then bomb Russia, according to the Washington Post.
"And then we say, 'China did it, we didn't do it, China did it.'
And then they fight each other and we sit back and watch.”