BILLINGS — The plane of former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump landed in Billings, Montana at 2:29 p.m. on Friday.
According to the Billings Airport, Trump's plane landed in Billings after a mechanical issue. He took a private plane to the Bozeman area. Secret Service had to do a complete sweep of the airport here before that took place.
An individual familiar with the situation told MTN that the second plane flew to the West Yellowstone Airport and landed around 4:00 p.m.
(Watch Trump's plane land in Billings. Credit: Don Larson)
Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Bozeman Friday evening with Trump slated to speak around 8:00 p.m. The rally will be at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman.
Trump has endorsed Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is scheduled to be at the Friday event. Sheehy is a Republican who is challenging incumbent Jon Tester, a Democrat, in one of the most highly-contested and expensive Senate races of 2024.
More information about how to watch MTN’s coverage of the event can be found here.
Editor's note: This is a developing story.
