Politics & Government

Trump Flying Out Of, Back Into Morristown On Tuesday

Locals should expect traffic twice on Tuesday, as President Trump flies out of and back into Morristown airport.

President Donald J. Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One Friday, Aug.2, 2019, upon his arrival to Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J.
President Donald J. Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One Friday, Aug.2, 2019, upon his arrival to Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J. (White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

MORRISTOWN, NJ — President Donald Trump is taking a break from his New Jersey vacation today to make a stop in Pennsylvania, and locals should expect traffic around Morristown Municipal Airport when he is on the move.

Trump is expected to leave Bedminster at 11:30 a.m. by helicopter, and arrive at Morristown about 15 minutes later. At 11:55 a.m., he will depart Morristown Municipal Airport for Pittsburgh.

After a tour of Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in Monaca, Pennsylvania, and remarks on the state of America's energy industries, it's back to New Jersey. Trump will land in Morristown at 4:45 p.m., and will leave by helicopter for his Trump National Golf Course ten minutes later. His travel will wrap up when he lands in Bedminster at 5:10 p.m.

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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.

This is the third year in a row Trump has spent his August vacation at his Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster. He arrived on Aug. 9, and is expected to leave on Aug. 18.

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Last year he spent 11 days at the golf club, and 18 days in 2017. During both vacations he left for work obligations in other states.

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