Not The Bee...

Might as well "do the thing" after the Lincoln Memorial reflection pool is finished.

Wonder if it was "the" Marine One or one of the shell game decoys. Actually looks like it would be "the" Marine One.

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It's May Day, so the commies aren't working - AGAIN!
What are they doing? They're protesting capitalism or something. And one group of commies is right outside the White House.
Trump decided to pay them a visit.

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Trump Flies Over Protests in Dramatic Marine One Pass

Donald Trump departs aboard Marine One, soaring over a crowd of demonstrators capturing a stark moment of tension between leadership and public dissent. #WashingtonEye pic.twitter.com/ih9G8CS2Sy

— Washington Eye (@washington_EY) May 1, 2026

Those pilots were probably like, "this is a dumb idea..."

TAMUallen said:

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OnlyForNow said:

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Those pilots were probably like, "this is a dumb idea..."

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They were more like, "Mr. President, we may go lower if you'd like"

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probably not. Any trace of narcotics in your system while in the cockpit will land any pilot in a 12-piece bucket of trouble. Best stay clear of the lingering marijuana cloud.

Ellis Wyatt said:

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OnlyForNow said:

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Those pilots were probably like, "this is a dumb idea..."

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They were glad to be blowing the stench out.

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Great, now all of DC is going to reek of Pachouli

OnlyForNow said:

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Those pilots were probably like, "this is a dumb idea..."

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The Secret Service probably thought "this is a dumb idea"

Does Marine One have a toilet? And can you empty it in flight?

Would have loved to seen a hover for a couple minutes.

This is exactly my thought, or getting any heavy solid object into the rotor zone could be disastrous.

OnlyForNow said:

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This is exactly my thought, or getting any heavy solid object into the rotor zone could be disastrous.

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Not to be flippant but those dregs protesting would happily re-enact Black Hawk Down

Can we deploy Kyle Rittenhouse on the rescue?

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capturing a stark moment of tension between leadership and public dissent

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so dramatic.

I picture the pilots and Trump laughing as they fly a few feet lower on their normal path to Andrews AF Base this morning.

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so dramatic.

I picture the pilots and Trump laughing as they fly a few feet lower on their normal path to Andrews AF Base this morning.

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Yeah complete joke.

That's sad who gives a **** about protesters anyway

No matter what side you are on the other half is going to hate you. You ignore them and do what you promised and move on.

The overwhelming majority of protests are a colossal waste of time and energy. They should just be ignored. Attention seekers lose their motivation when they don't get any attention.

Should have come in low and a bit hot, then flared on them and had them all crawling..........before The KING.

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Would have loved to seen a hover for a couple minutes.

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Would be very irresponsible as a Helo pilot and especially for a marine one pilot. An out of ground effect hover is more dangerous than forward speed. A tail rotor failure or transmission failure there would result in an immediate zero forward speed autorotation into the crowd of protesters and endanger the president. Either could result in a spin. Two turbine engines means complete engine failure is unlikely, but that is a very complex helicopter with a lot of potential failure points. Not to mention the risk of terrorism, vandalism, or FOD.

That may sound overly cautious, but these are very common causes of helicopter crashes.

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Should have come in low and a bit hot, then flared on them and had them all crawling..........before The KING.

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Which one? Elvis? Michael Jackson? Richard Petty? LeBron? George Strait? Johnny Carson?

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Sharpshooter said:

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Would have loved to seen a hover for a couple minutes.

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Would be very irresponsible as a Helo pilot and especially for a marine one pilot. An out of ground effect hover is more dangerous than forward speed. A tail rotor failure or transmission failure there would result in an immediate zero forward speed autorotation into the crowd of protesters and endanger the president. Either could result in a spin. Two turbine engines means complete engine failure is unlikely, but that is a very complex helicopter with a lot of potential failure points. Not to mention the risk of terrorism, vandalism, or FOD.

That may sound overly cautious, but these are very common causes of helicopter crashes.

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Good Lord some of you are way to serious. Check out the smiley face on my post. Nevertheless, my tail rotor is still in good shape according to my morning constitutional.

Trump should've lowered his window and showed em his middle finger...while lol'ing.

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Old Sarge said:

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Should have come in low and a bit hot, then flared on them and had them all crawling..........before The KING.

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Which one? Elvis? Michael Jackson? Richard Petty? LeBron? George Strait? Johnny Carson?

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Come on. Bob Wills.

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Yeah, and I forgot Howard Stern too.

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Sharpshooter said:

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Would have loved to seen a hover for a couple minutes.

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Would be very irresponsible as a Helo pilot and especially for a marine one pilot. An out of ground effect hover is more dangerous than forward speed. A tail rotor failure or transmission failure there would result in an immediate zero forward speed autorotation into the crowd of protesters and endanger the president. Either could result in a spin. Two turbine engines means complete engine failure is unlikely, but that is a very complex helicopter with a lot of potential failure points. Not to mention the risk of terrorism, vandalism, or FOD.

That may sound overly cautious, but these are very common causes of helicopter crashes.

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Summary... click bait thread title that fails to deliver, followed by typical anti-protester banter, then a cross-check by someone taking this way too serious. Just a typical morning on TexAgs!

That appears to be the normal flight path out. Not sure what the big deal is. I was expecting to see a video of them hovering at 50 feet.

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That appears to be the normal flight path out. Not sure what the big deal is. I was expecting to see a video of them hovering at 50 feet.

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The only thing different is there were some commie-paid protesters present when Marine One flew over.

Oh and some hand-wringing about how dangerous this was.

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That appears to be the normal flight path out. Not sure what the big deal is. I was expecting to see a video of them hovering at 50 feet.

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I was seriously hoping for something like this...

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Sharpshooter said:

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Would have loved to seen a hover for a couple minutes.

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Would be very irresponsible as a Helo pilot and especially for a marine one pilot. An out of ground effect hover is more dangerous than forward speed. A tail rotor failure or transmission failure there would result in an immediate zero forward speed autorotation into the crowd of protesters and endanger the president. Either could result in a spin. Two turbine engines means complete engine failure is unlikely, but that is a very complex helicopter with a lot of potential failure points. Not to mention the risk of terrorism, vandalism, or FOD.

That may sound overly cautious, but these are very common causes of helicopter crashes.

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Well, that depends on the deadman's curve for the V-92 and the altitude of hover...

But, any altitude that would be bugging the protesters would probably be in the bad area...

Trump grabbed the controls to the helicopter and flew over the hippies!!

I know Apachepilot well enough to say he would have gone lower and had a great time doing it

That was not a rotor blast…