Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Owe Money To Bozeman Airport -- Plane Diversion Due To Mechanical Reasons

[sl8]

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-trump-did-not-owe-money-to-bozeman-airport.html

Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Owe Money To Bozeman Airport -- Plane Diversion Due To Mechanical Reasons

Aug 11, 2024 by: Maarten Schenk

Did Donald Trump or his campaign still owe $12,000 in landing fees to the Bozeman airport and was that the reason he diverted his plane to Billings, Montana on Friday, August 9, 2024? No, that's not true: The Bozeman Airport Authority formally denied Trump or his campaign had any outstanding debts to them and said the diversion had to do with mechanical reasons. One of the first accounts on X that started talking about the diversion having to do with outstanding debts later said it was a joke.



Lead Stories contacted the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport Airport Authority and received following reply from their President and CEO Brian Sprenger:

This is absolutely false. There are no outstanding debts by Donald Trump or his campaign to the Airport Authority. The diversion was due to mechanical reasons.

[ regarding another claim posted on X: ]

Washington State's 11th legislative district (archived here) does not have a representative named Richard Dangler and Washington State only has 10 Congressional districts, which are indeed fairly good clues the account is satirical.

[...]

[MattNC2021]

1. Did they explain why he is using Epstiens plane?

Asking for a friend

[Flatrat]

3. Fond memories, I'd guess

[EYESORE 9001]

5. Luck of the draw?

Karma? Twist of fate? Serendipity? Coincidence? Astrological alignment?

It seems unlikely that it was contrived in any way, unless the flight crew were in on it, along with whoever made sure Epstein’s plane was in Billings, and countless other details to pull off it off. Then again, Dark Brandon has mad machination skillz!
🕶️

[brewens]

2. I didn't take off and run with this one but the fact that it was totally believable says a lot. n/t

[GreenWave]

4. Trump actually paid a bill then should be the headline.

[unblock]

6. But didn't he have a fundraiser in the place he diverted to?

Rumor on rumor, but my theory was that they claimed a mechanical issue as cover to divert to a fundraiser.

A fundraiser is really the only logical reason for him to go to a safe state like Montana anyway.