By James Oliphant and Alexandra Ulmer
Willie Brown refutes terrifying story about former President Trump's helicopter ride
Aug 9 (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump insisted on Friday he was on a near-fatal helicopter flight with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, even though Brown said the incident never happened and another politician said he had been on a similar flight with Trump decades earlier.
Trump on Thursday told the story of a near-death experience in a helicopter with Brown, who had a brief relationship with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris several decades ago.
“I went down in a helicopter with him,” Trump said during a rambling press conference. “We thought maybe this was the end. We were in a helicopter together going to a certain location and there was an emergency landing. It was not a pleasant landing and Willie was, he was a little concerned.”
