President Donald Trump’s trip back to the United States from the United Kingdom nearly ended in disaster Thursday when the Marine One helicopter was forced into an emergency diversion en route to the airport where Air Force One was waiting to take him home, but the president’s response only deepened the criticism about his character.

According to the BBC, Marine One was carrying Trump and the first lady Melania Trump when it was diverted to Luton Airport after a “minor hydraulic issue” was detected.

Emergency services were seen on the runway as the helicopter touched down before continuing on to Stansted Airport roughly 20 minutes behind schedule.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the pilots landed “out of an abundance of caution” and confirmed that Trump and the first l

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