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President Trump Visits Salina

November 1, 2026 news
President Trump Visits Salina

Update, 8:28 p.m. Sunday

President Trump, in a white USA cap, navy suit and red tie, on stage beside a podium with the presidential seal and Make America Great Again Salina, Kansas signs, as the crowd holds flags and phones

President Trump takes the stage in Salina.

Update, 8:06 p.m. Sunday

A large plane in flight against a dark night sky

President Trump has arrived in Salina. A plane is seen in the night sky over Salina.

Update, 6:17 p.m. Sunday

A large crowd gathers at night outside a hangar at Salina Regional Airport, with American flags and a stage area

The crowd continues to grow outside the hangar at Salina Regional Airport as people wait for President Trump.

Update, 5:39 p.m. Sunday

A wide view of a large crowd standing on the tarmac behind metal barricades, facing a stage with an American flag in front of a hangar, with a camera on a tripod in the foreground and the airport control tower in the background

People stand shoulder to shoulder across the tarmac as dusk settles over the stage area at Salina Regional Airport.

Update, 5:33 p.m. Sunday

A large crowd, many in red caps, fills the tarmac behind metal barricades facing a stage with an American flag and a Make America Great Again screen in front of a hangar and airport control tower

A full crowd fills the tarmac in front of the stage at Salina Regional Airport.

Update, 5:26 p.m. Sunday

Three men in dark suits and red ties stand side by side on the tarmac, with a crowd, American flags and an airport control tower behind them

From left, City Commissioner Gary Norris, City Manager Jacob Wood and City Commissioner Greg Lenkiewicz stand on the tarmac at Salina Regional Airport as a crowd gathers in front of a hangar.

Update, 4:58 p.m. Sunday

A uniformed crew member stands in the open front door of the presidential plane, with the presidential seal on the door

A crew member stands in the open door of the presidential plane at Salina Regional Airport.

Update, 4:49 p.m. Sunday

A white-and-navy Boeing 747 marked United States of America is fueled on the tarmac at Salina Regional Airport

The plane President Trump will depart on is being fueled up on the tarmac at Salina Regional Airport. As of 4:49 p.m., the president had not yet arrived.

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