In a surprising revelation, Vice President Kamala Harris was reported to have flown on a luxurious jet owned by Donald Trump back in 1994.
This information was brought to light in a biography of the Vice President and a recent interview with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.
As reported by The Business Insider, the 2021 book "Kamala's Way" details how Harris, then in a relationship with Willie Brown, took a trip from Boston to New York City aboard Trump's plane. At the time, Harris was serving as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County. During her stay in Boston with Brown, Trump, then a billionaire real estate developer, reached out to discuss a potential hotel project in Los Angeles.
In response, Trump dispatched his jet to Boston. Accompanied by Harris, Brown flew to New York City on the opulent aircraft, which reportedly contained "notes left for Trump by his then-wife, Marla Maples," according to the book. Brown, in a 2013 account, described the plane as having a "bedroom filled with paintings you would usually find in a museum."
In a recent interview with Politico, Brown confirmed that Harris did not participate in his meeting with Trump. However, he did reveal that he and Harris had taken a photograph aboard Trump's plane. "I have the picture," Brown stated. Interestingly, Trump later contributed $5,000 to Harris' 2011 campaign for California Attorney General.
The story resurfaced following Trump's press conference on Thursday, where he claimed that Brown had spoken negatively about Harris and that he had once experienced an emergency landing while on a helicopter with Brown. However, Brown refuted these claims in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, asserting that he "wouldn't say anything bad about any woman" to Trump and that he had never flown in a helicopter with the former President.
It appears that Trump may have mistaken Willie Brown for former California Governor Jerry Brown. In 2018, Trump, Governor Brown, and then-Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom toured California's wildfires in a helicopter. Representatives for both men confirmed to NBC News that there was no emergency landing and no discussion of Harris during the flight. This intriguing tale underscores the complex and often surprising connections between political figures.
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