An emergency inflatable slide deployed unexpectedly from Air Force One on Wednesday afternoon at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, around 2:20 p.m. The slide, which is typically used for emergency evacuations, rolled out onto the tarmac from the right side of the plane. This was the opposite side from where President Donald Trump usually boards the aircraft. At the time, Trump was aboard Marine One, the presidential helicopter, waiting to transfer to Air Force One for his trip to Dallas, Texas, where he was scheduled to attend the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention. According to a White House pool report and confirmed by Bloomberg’s White House correspondent, Josh Wingrove, the slide deployment was an unusual occurrence. Trump was informed by crew members that they were conducting a routine check of the slide, a process that usually takes about 15 minutes. When reporters asked if the aircraft was safe to fly after the incident, Trump expressed confidence in its safety, stating that the slide was being inspected to ensure it functioned properly. The deployment caused a brief delay in Trump’s departure, as workers eventually removed the slide from the tarmac. The president was waiting to board Air Force One when reporters noticed the slide had fully inflated and reached the ground. The older Air Force One, which had been temporarily used for security reasons earlier in the year, was also present at the base as a backup. The new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, has been in and out of service since it was unveiled this summer. Trump had previously used the older plane to leave Turkey after a missile threat in July and later took the new jet back to the U.S. from the United Kingdom. The White House stated that Trump would continue using the older plane while the newer aircraft underwent additional security upgrades. However, Trump is expected to use the new jet for an upcoming trip to Ireland later this month.