Federal authorities are investigating after a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump came too close to a passenger jet departing Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter was briefly too close to the commercial aircraft, but the president was not in danger. The close call raised questions about why the passenger plane was cleared to depart while the presidential helicopter was nearby, a time when commercial traffic is typically halted. The White House said Wednesday that Trump was never in danger. The incident follows a January 2025 collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people.