A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)

President Trump was attending the LIV Golf tournament at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club on Sunday when North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was forced to scramble F-16 fighter jets after two general aviation aircraft entered temporary restricted airspace.

According to NORAD, the F-16s safely intercepted and escorted the two civilian aircraft out of the restricted zone. The temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) were in place specifically because the President of the United States was on site.

NORAD declined to speculate on whether...

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