Plane Carrying Rubio Experiences Mechanical Issue, Forced to Return to Washington

Plane Carrying Rubio Experiences Mechanical Issue, Forced to Return to Washington
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane as he departs Joint Base Andrews, Md., for the Munich Security Conference, on Feb. 13, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP
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WASHINGTON—An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue.

“This evening, en route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said.