Former president Donald Trump speaks at Montana rally

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) Former President Donald Trump headed to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state's Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff.

Trump's plane was en route to Bozeman, Montana, when it was diverted Friday afternoon to Billings, 142 miles to the east, according to Jenny Mockel, administrative assistant at Billings Logan International Airport. Mockel said the former president was continuing to Bozeman via private jet.

Trump’s campaign posted a video of him upon landing in which he said he was glad to be in Montana but did not mention anything about the landing.

The former president came to Montana hoping to remedy some unfinished business from 2018, when he campaigned repeatedly in Big Sky Country in a failed bid to oust incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.

Tester has tried to convince voters he’s aligned with Trump on many issues, mirroring his successful strategy from six years ago. While that worked in a non-presidential election year, it faces a more critical test this fall with Tester's opponent, former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, trying to link the three-term incumbent to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

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Donald Trump's trade wars with China resulted in a U.S. trade deficit of $679 billion. To compensate farmers for their losses, Trump authorized $109 billion in direct federal payments. During Trump's presidency, the U.S. national debt increased 40.43%.

[BonafideGail]

Speaks? Ha ha ha Stuttering, babbling, and spitting? Poor guy can't finish a sentence.
No wonder Harris will win!

[lilyhuynh]

We need a strong Leader to save ours beautiful Country 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[cobaltjones]

you're getting your reality from a pathological liar