Politics & Government

Trump Flying Into Morristown Friday, Expect Traffic

President Trump is making a weekend trip to New Jersey and is expected to land at the start of rush hour.

President Trump is making a weekend trip to New Jersey and is expected to land at the start of rush hour.
President Trump is making a weekend trip to New Jersey and is expected to land at the start of rush hour. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

MORRISTOWN, NJ — President Donald Trump is flying into Morristown Friday evening, heading to his New Jersey golf club for a weekend visit.

According to his public schedule, Trump is expected to land at Morristown Municipal Airport at 5:10 p.m. Ten minutes later he will leave the airport by helicopter, and will land in Bedminster at 5:35 p.m.

Although officials do not make road closures public for safety concerns, Route 10, Route 24, and Route 287 around the airport and the golf club generally see major delays or road closures during his travel times.

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A public schedule for Trump's weekend in New Jersey has not been released; a Saturday and Sunday schedule is typically released Friday evening.

Flight restrictions are in place through Sunday at 4:30 p.m., signaling the president's planned departure that evening.

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He is expected to fly back on Aug. 8 for a ten-day summer vacation. He has spent his last two summer vacations in New Jersey.

This is Trump's third visit to Bedminster this summer. In previous summers, Trump has made near-weekly visits to the Trump National Golf Course through Labor Day. The visits have drawn mixed reactions from locals, with some proud to host the president and other's deriding the cost to the taxpayer.

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