President Donald Trump was seen using the small stairs to board Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, a change that comes after Secret Service agents found a hunting stand in a tree near the Florida airport last week.
Photos released on Sunday night show Trump using the shorter, retractable stairs at the belly of the plane, as he heads back to Washington, D.C., following a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. He did not take questions from reporters before departing, as he typically does, and his schedule indicates he left Palm Beach slightly later than expected.
A White House official told Fox News that this change was due to “increased security measures” at the airport.
FBI INVESTIGATING HUNTING STAND WITH DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT TO TRUMP’S AIR FORCE ONE
This comes shortly after FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau is investigating the hunting stand, which was found in a tree with a direct line of sight to the Air Force One landing zone.
A Secret Service spokesman told the Washington Examiner that no individuals were found near the hunting stand, which was found during “advance security preparations” before Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach on Friday evening.
