F-16 fighter jets scrambled to intercept multiple aircraft that flew around President Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, while the commander-in-chief was staying there Sunday.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that it successfully escorted two aircraft out of the area in response to the airspace breach.
Trump traveled to Bedminster on Friday to spend the weekend at his golf club there and was set to stay through Sunday.
Officials described the intercepted planes as civilian general aviation aircraft.
The Post contacted the Pentagon and White House for comment. The Secret Service referred The Post to the Pentagon.
It’s unclear why the civilian aircraft violated the airspace restrictions.
There have been numerous instances of airspace violations near Trump that have prompted NORAD fighter jets to intervene during his second term. In May, for example, F-16 fighter jets deployed flares at Palm Beach International Airport hours before the president was set to take off.
While it is unknown whether the latest airspace violation was nefarious, it comes against the backdrop of a string of security scares and assassination attempts against Trump.
Last Tuesday, for example, officials revealed they arrested Jeanine John Taele, 38, of Downey, Calif., after a pistol and ammo were found in his vehicle at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Taele was allegedly seen “walking throughout the golf course grounds taking photographs and videos and appearing to monitor security-planning activities” before Trump was set to arrive in Los Angeles for a fundraising trip.
In April, Cole Tomas Allen was arrested for opening fire and attempting to storm through security to get into the White House Correspondents’ Dinner ballroom, where Trump and scores of top administration officials were located.
In September 2024, the feds nabbed Ryan Wesley Routh, who allegedly set up a sniper’s nest at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Routh was estimated to have been some 400 yards away from the then-presidential candidate when Secret Service chased him away.
That came after the infamous July 13, 2024, Butler, Pa., shooting when a bullet came within a quarter-inch of killing Trump during a rally.
There have also been alleged Iranian-backed plots to kill Trump.
“Being president is a very dangerous profession,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” last month on the two-year anniversary of the Butler shooting.
“It’s 5.2% of the presidents, basically, are killed, 8.5% are shot at or shot.”
“There’s no other industry that I can think of” that’s as dangerous, he added.
