Former San Francisco’s former mayor, Willie Brown, has sharply refuted former President Donald Trump’s claim of a harrowing helicopter ride they allegedly shared. Former President Donald Trump, during a recent statement, described a dramatic helicopter incident in which he and Brown faced an emergency landing, asserting that Brown was visibly concerned. “We thought maybe this was the end,” former President Donald Trump recounted, adding that the landing was far from pleasant. He later affirmed the story’s authenticity in a call to The New York Times, suggesting legal action without providing further details.
Willie Brown, now 90, responded by dismissing former President Donald Trump’s account as “fiction,” stating he had never flown in a helicopter with former President Donald Trump. “I don’t think I’d want to ride on the same helicopter with him,” Brown added. It appears former President Donald Trump might have confused Brown with Jerry Brown, the former Governor of California, with whom he did indeed share a helicopter ride in 2018 to survey the aftermath of the Paradise wildfires. Gavin Newsom, the current governor, was also present on this flight, and both men have stated that there was no emergency landing or dangerous situation.
The former mayor’s denial came amid former President Donald Trump’s comments linking Brown’s past relationship with Kamala Harris to her political ascent. former President Donald Trump had mentioned Brown’s alleged “terrible things” about Kamala Harris, which Brown also rejected as “far-fetched” and a distortion of the truth. He praised Kamala Harris as a “good friend” and a “smart” and “successful” individual, labeling former President Donald Trump’s remarks as part of his “creative fiction.”
Further corroborating the lack of any troubling events, a spokesperson for Jerry Brown clarified that there were no discussions about Kamala Harris during the 2018 flight. former President Donald Trump’s recent remarks, made during an extended news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, coincide with a national poll showing Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump among likely voters. Both former President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been actively campaigning in key battleground states alongside their respective vice-presidential candidates.
