Donald Trump forced to abort helicopter after 'serious' malfunction en route to golf event

Donald Trump was reportedly forced to abort his helicopter en route to a golf event due to a 'serious' incident.

On Thursday, it was suggested that President Trump had to abandon his helicopter while on his way to his Florida golf club.

As reported by the Daily Mail, Trump arrived at Miami International Airport just before 5pm.

The 78-year-old was then seen boarding a helicopter for a short flight to the Doral golf club.

However, before the helicopter took off, it was stopped down the runway after a flat tyre was spotted.

Shortly afterwards, Trump was seen walking across the tarmac to board another helicopter, which eventually took off at 5:19pm.

According to a report by NBC News, the President arrived safely at Doral at 5:35pm.

Trump went to his Florida golf club for a dinner ahead of the LIV Golf Tournament and he was expected to deliver a speech to guests present at the gathering.

Over the weekend, Trump, who is a keen golfer, is also expected play at one of his Florida courses in Jupiter.

Donald Trump was on his way to attend a dinner at his Florida golf club. Image: Getty

Donald Trump calls for PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge

Speaking recently, Trump told reporters that he would like to see the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge together.

He said: "Ultimately, hopefully, the two tours are going to merge. That’ll be good. I’m involved in that too.

"But hopefully we’re going to get the two tours to merge. You have the PGA Tour and the LIV Tour. And I think having them merge would be a great thing."

Trump went on to label the LIV stars, which include the likes of Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and others, as some of the best players in the world.

The latest LIV Golf event will be held in Miami from April 4 to April 6.