The White House said Sunday that a small plane that the military intercepted because it flew near President Trump’s New Jersey golf resort was deemed not a threat by law enforcement officials.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet on Saturday intercepted a small, general aviation plane near Trump’s private golf resort in Bedminster, where the president stayed this weekend.
Lindsay Walters, a White House spokeswoman, said the plane had entered a “no-fly” space too close to the golf resort. Law enforcement officials interviewed the pilot upon landing, and determined he was not a threat.
“As is standard practice in such cases, US military aircraft (single F-16) intercepted the violator and escorted them from restricted airspace,” Walters said. “The aircraft was met upon landing at Sky Manor airport in Pittstown, N.J., and the pilot interviewed by law enforcement and deemed a non-threat.”
