Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Plane Diverted After Mechanical Issues

A plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews on Thursday night after the aircraft suffered mechanical issues.

Rubio was on his way to Germany but was forced to turn around.

The State Department stated: “This evening, en route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue.”

“The plane has turned around and is returning to Joint Base Andrews,” continued the statement.

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Per AZ Family:

An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue.

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“This evening, en route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said.

“The plane has turned around and is returning to Joint Base Andrews,” she said. “The secretary intends to continue his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a separate air craft.”

The issue with what one official said had to do with the cockpit windshield on the C-32, a converted Boeing 757, occurred about 90 minutes after the flight took off from Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington.

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Check out what Fox News shared:

A plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio was diverted back to Joint Base Andrews on Thursday night due to a mechanical issue.

Rubio was on his way to Munich, Germany from Washington, D.C. on Thursday night when the plane experienced a mechanical issue, according to spokesperson Tammy Bruce.

The plane has since turned around and was returning to Joint Base Andrews.

Bruce said Rubio intends to continue his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a different aircraft.

🚨 DEVELOPING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plane headed to Munich, Germany, has suddenly turned back to the United States. According to @BarakRavid, the plane
is turning back due to a windshield crack, which is “not a safety concern.” Rubio will transfer to another aircraft pic.twitter.com/HX9A10vzjC

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