A Spirit Airlines flight was reprimanded on Tuesday as air traffic controllers ordered it to turn away from Air Force One, which was carrying President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.

The incident happened over Long Island, New York, as the president and first lady were en route to the United Kingdom for a state visit with King Charles III.

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While the planes were never at what the Federal Aviation Administration would consider an unsafe distance, they were closer than the controllers deemed wise.

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