NORAD deploys flares to intercept aircraft over Trump’s NJ golf course

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North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter aircraft intercepted a civilian aircraft violating temporary flight restrictions over Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday, marking the fifth unauthorized incursion this weekend.

The aircraft was intercepted at 12:50 p.m., when it was flying over Bedminster, the location of one of President Donald Trump’s golf courses. It was escorted safely out of the area after flares were deployed to draw the attention of the pilot.

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