NORAD intercepts planes violating airspace near Trump’s golf club in Bedminster

President Donald Trump was spending his weekend at New Jersey course when three civilian aircraft breached temporary flight restrictions, forcing F-16 fighter jets to be dispatched to escort them clear

The flight restrictions were in place over the Bedminster area, where US President Donald Trump was expected to spend the weekend during the LIV Golf New York tournament

The North American Aerospace Defense Command said F-16 fighter jets intercepted aircraft near one of US President Donald Trump's golf clubs hosting a tournament this weekend

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F-16s intercepted two civilian aircraft entering restricted airspace over Bedminster, NJ, where President Trump was.

NORAD declined to say whether the pilots of the two aircraft had made a mistake, saying that it is up to the Federal Aviation Administration to make that determination, Reuters reported.

F-16 fighter jets intercepted two general aviation aircraft flying above President Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday afternoon.

NORAD intercepts two aircraft as Trump watches golf tourney in New Jersey  Reuters

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.

Fighter jets intercepted two civilian planes that strayed into restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday while President Donald Trump was wrapping up a weekend stay at his golf club there. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement posted to X that its F-16s had responded

NORAD intercepted two general aviation aircraft over Bedminster after they entered restricted airspace near President Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club.

A mock dogfight even broke out amid violations of Greek airspace by a fellow NATO country.

NATO has said its fighter jets were scrambled more than twice as often in July than during the same period last year.