Barbara Res, the Trump Organization’s former executive vice president of construction and development, disputed former President Donald Trump’s account of riding in a helicopter that had to make an emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown in the 1990s. Res clarified that the helicopter ride was with former California state Sen. Nate Holden, not Brown. She mentioned that Trump may have confused the politicians as he wanted to build relationships with important figures. Trump had shared the story during a press conference, claiming Brown was concerned during the landing and had made negative comments about Vice President Kamala Harris. Res suggested that Trump may have mixed up the identities of Brown and Holden due to the meeting happening 30 years ago. She recounted that the emergency landing was not life-threatening, and everyone including Trump and Holden were fine. Holden confirmed the incident and explained they were flying to Atlantic City to tour Trump’s Taj Mahal casino. Brown denied being on the helicopter with Trump and suggested Trump may have confused him with someone else. Res described Trump as joking with Holden after the landing, saying he had turned white out of fear. The Trump campaign did not comment on the story, but Trump had responded to media reports about the incident. Overall, Res, Holden, and Brown provided conflicting accounts of the helicopter ride that ended with an emergency landing in Teterboro.
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Former Trump executive challenges Trump’s assertion that Willie Brown was present during helicopter incident
