Boarding Air Force One For First Time, Trump Breaks With Tradition By Not Turning Around to Wave
President Trump boards Air Force One for the first time, en route to Philadelphia to address a GOP summit https://t.co/F9edeH7Tku pic.twitter.com/to5prkDCJ2
— CNN (@CNN) January 26, 2017
Today marked a bit of a milestone for President Donald Trump as it represented the first time he boarded Air Force One, as he took a flight to Philadelphia to deliver a speech at the GOP retreat.
As he boarded the plane, a couple of reporters noticed something new with this president.
Pres Trump boards Air Force One, but doesn't turn around to wave – as presidents have done for decades. pic.twitter.com/pUOPtB0V0w
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2017
Trump boards Air Force One for the first time as POTUS for flight to Republican summit in Philadelphia – no wave pic.twitter.com/SNVvCiVTRk
— Simon Carswell (@SiCarswell) January 26, 2017
Yep, Trump didn’t look back and wave to the cameras, as presidents have been doing for years.
He did, however, wave and give a thumbs up to the crowd when he arrived in Philly.
Pres Trump offers a wave and a thumbs up stepping of Air Force One on arrival in Philadelphia to address GOP Congressional Retreat. pic.twitter.com/cJjZgdYu2K
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 26, 2017
That wasn’t the only thing that seemed a bit off when it came to his first use of Air Force One. During the flight, while allowing the press to briefly enter his on-board office, Trump kept his television on at full volume.
Check out the clip above of Trump boarding the plane, via CNN.
[image via screengrab]
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