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| Trump tweets PHOTO of lightning striking near Air Force One | |
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| US President Donald Trump’s Air Force One plane was nearly struck by lightning after landing at a Marine air station in Cherry Point, North Carolina on Monday. | US President Donald Trump’s Air Force One plane was nearly struck by lightning after landing at a Marine air station in Cherry Point, North Carolina on Monday. |
| Trump tweeted a photo of a lightning strike appearing to hit his presidential plane as it sat on a runway at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. | Trump tweeted a photo of a lightning strike appearing to hit his presidential plane as it sat on a runway at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. |
| "This is amazing!" the President commented. | "This is amazing!" the President commented. |
| The storm reportedly forced a change of plans, preventing him from exiting the plane, which instead took off for nearby Fayetteville, where he is campaigning for Republican candidate Dan Bishop in the 9th District. | The storm reportedly forced a change of plans, preventing him from exiting the plane, which instead took off for nearby Fayetteville, where he is campaigning for Republican candidate Dan Bishop in the 9th District. |
| The photo electrified social media, which lit up with “God missed” jokes and references to the president’s claims about the path of Hurricane Dorian. | The photo electrified social media, which lit up with “God missed” jokes and references to the president’s claims about the path of Hurricane Dorian. |