Trump tweeted a photo of a lightning strike very close to Air Force One, calling it "amazing!"
- President Donald Trump tweeted out a photo of a lightning bolt striking behind Air Force One during a Monday night trip to North Carolina for a campaign rally.
- "Departing MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina for Fayetteville, North Carolina. This is amazing!" Trump wrote.
- The picture was taken by CNN politics producer Steve Brusk, who tweeted that the lightning struck shortly after Trump touched down in Fayetteville.
- The president was scheduled to tour storm damage in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Dorian, which landed in the state late last week and pummeled it with winds of up to 90 miles per hour. The tour was cancelled as a result of thunderstorms.
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President Donald Trump tweeted out a photo of a lightning bolt striking behind Air Force One during a Monday night trip to North Carolina for a campaign rally.
"Departing MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina for Fayetteville, North Carolina. This is amazing!" Trump wrote alongside the dramatic photo.
The picture was taken by CNN politics producer Steve Brusk, who tweeted that the lightning struck shortly after Trump touched down in Fayetteville. The angle of the photo makes it look like the bolt struck the plane, but Brusk explained that the lightning hit behind the aircraft.
The president was scheduled to tour storm damage in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Dorian, which landed in the state late last week and pummeled it with winds of up to 90 miles per hour.
The tour was cancelled as a result of thunderstorms, and Trump spent the evening at a campaign rally on the eve of a special House election in North Carolina's 9th congressional district.
Last week, Dorian sat over the Bahamas for three days, devastating the island. While the official Bahamian death toll is 50, local media is reporting that thousands were killed by the storm. At least 70,000 Bahamians have been left homeless in the aftermath of the storm.
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