Trump's aircraft diverted due to mechanical issue ahead of Montana rally

Former President Donald TrumpTrumpTrump headed to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff.

Trump’s plane was en route to Bozeman, Montana, when it was diverted Friday afternoon to Billings, 228 kilometres to the east, according to Jenny Mockel, administrative assistant at Billings Logan International Airport. The former president continued to Bozeman via private jet.

The former president came to Montana hoping to remedy some unfinished business from 2018, when he campaigned repeatedly in Big Sky Country in a failed bid to oust incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester.