The flight took place on Thursday as part of the White House Halloween celebrations. The Air Force One flew dangerously low and close to the White House, giving Washington, DC residents an early Halloween scare.
The video showed President Donald Trump waving at the jet as it flew past the Washington Monument and came close to the White House. Less than an hour later, a statement went out, notifying locals that the flyover would be taking place. The moment was shared by the Rapid Response 47 account of the White House.
The plane flew over the White House twice, according to flight tracking data. “We have a tremendous number of young children there, so it will be nice,” he said, calling the event “a lot of fun.
The DC Council slammed the move and the short notice they received regarding the flypast. “This flyover provided just 15 minutes notice to anyone in downtown DC, at the Pentagon, or at National Airport.
It startled many, including us,” they said in a statement. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told the Washington Post that the flyover was coordinated with the agency, adding that there was a brief ground stop at Washington’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to accommodate it.
