Wing and a prayer: Donald Trump’s private jet gets bumped in parking accident

The wing of former US president Donald Trump’s plane, a Boeing 757, hit a corporate jet while taxiing at West Palm Beach International Airport in Florida at the weekend.

Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. His private jet collided with another plane. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement on Tuesday that a privately owned 757 contacted a parked and unoccupied corporate jet on Sunday. The FAA statement did not identify the plane as belonging to Trump.

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The incident occurred in an area of the airport where the FAA does not direct aircraft, the agency said, adding that it is investigating.

The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump held a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday. The incident occurred after the plane landed at the West Palm Beach airport at 1.20am on Sunday.

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