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A closer view of Trump's visit to Cleveland for Patriot Games

Sam Allard

President Donald Trump carries an umbrella and walks alongside Pat McAfee to a helicopter. — President Trump and ESPN personality Pat McAfee walk to Marine One at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Trump's visit to Northeast Ohio for this week's Patriot Games included a greeting by ESPN personality Pat McAfee and drama involving a civilian plane.

State of play: Trump touched down at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at 4:45pm Tuesday in the pouring rain.

He made the trip to Ohio in the new "bridge" Air Force One, a Boeing 747 gifted to the United States by Qatar for use as a presidential aircraft.

The plane stands about 63 feet tall and stretches more than 230 feet long.

Trump and McAfee boarded Marine One for the helicopter flight to Ashtabula County and SPIRE Academy for the Patriot Games.

The intrigue: F-16 fighter jets fired flares and intercepted a civilian plane flying in restricted airspace around Geneva shortly after 6pm, CBS News reports.

💭 Sam's thought bubble: I'm pretty sure I saw Marine One flying over my home on Cleveland's west side, trailed by an enormous drone.

Did anyone else see it?

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A closer view of Trump's visit to Cleveland for Patriot Games

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