PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump can only look at the personal helicopter parked on the
front lawn of his Mar-a-Lago resort. As far as going for a ride in it, he’s grounded.
The Secret Service says standard security protocol requires the president to fly on either Air Force One,
a jumbo jet, or Marine One, a helicopter. The agency says Trump was never on the helicopter.
It’s hard to miss: The Sikorsky S-76 carries Trump’s name in bold red print on the tail and step, and his
personal family seal. The billionaire-turned-president owns two,
The helicopter appeared Sunday on the newly paved helipad of Mar-a-Lago, then left a few hours later. The
White House didn’t respond to questions about the reason the helicopter was there.