"I think actually the ​plane ⁠that I flew on was at ‌greater risk," Trump told reporters on Tuesday. They wanted me to go in a different flight, different plane,” Trump said of sneaking off the presidential plane. open image in gallery U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on August 11, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Both planes took off for Islamabad, as did a third jet painted with the familiar baby blue markings of Air Force One. Bush and the smaller traveling party next flew to Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base before eventually returning to Washington.