A plane was intercepted by a fighter jet near a rally for President Trump in Arizona on Wednesday.
The “general aviation aircraft” entered restricted airspace over the event in Bullhead, Arizona, and was quickly investigated by an F-16, according to John Cornelio, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The aircraft was not in communication with Air Traffic Control and “entered the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area surrounding Bullhead City, Arizona, without proper clearance,” Cornelio said in a statement.
“The violating aircraft was non-responsive to initial intercept procedures, but established radio communications after NORAD aircraft deployed signal flares,” he added. “The violating aircraft was escorted out of the restricted area by the NORAD aircraft without further incident.”
Trump noticed the commotion and commented on it.
“I love that sound, I love it,” he said. “You don’t know what I went through to get those suckers up there — I had to get that money from the Democrats.”
When the flares were set off, the president added that “they gave the president a little display.”
