Trump switches Air Force One after minor electrical issue

US president continues to Davos as world leaders brace for his WEF appearance

President Donald Trump's Air Force One landed safely at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft Tuesday (January 20) night after the crew on his initial flight identified "a minor electrical issue" shortly after takeoff.

The trip will continue on a new aircraft, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Trump is travelling to join other world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Air safety incidents involving the US president or vice president are rare, but not unprecedented. Air Force One aborted a landing due to bad weather while carrying President Barack Obama to an event in Connecticut in 2011. In 2012, the Air Force Two plane carrying then-Vice President Joe Biden was struck by birds in California, before it landed without a problem.

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Business leaders, including CEOs in financial services, crypto and consulting, were invited to a reception after Trump’s address to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, the sources told Reuters on Monday. The agenda was unclear.

European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland on Tuesday, vowing an "unflinching" response to Washington's threats even as US President Donald Trump said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about his plans to take the autonomous Danish territory.

Leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss ski resort closed ranks against Trump's increasingly aggressive America First agenda, while Greenland's prime minister said his tiny population of 57,000 must be prepared for military force.