Just weeks after he dodged a near-fatal attempted assassination at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump just survived another potentially life-threatening scare.

While on his way to a rally in Bozeman, Montana, Trump's private jet experienced an unspecified "mechanical issue" and was forced to divert to Billings, Montana, instead, according to The Washington Post.

Though Montana is widely considered to be a safe state for Republicans in the presidential race, Trump was headed there to raise campaign funds and help support GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is aiming to defeat incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in November.

Trump's plane diverted

According to local NBC affiliate KTVH in Helena, Montana, former President Trump was scheduled to speak at a rally on the Bozeman campus of Montana State University around 8 pm Friday.

However, because of the unspecified mechanical issue with his personal jet, Trump was forced to land at the airport in Billings around 2:30 Friday afternoon, which necessitated a quick sweep of the entire premises by the U.S. Secret Service.

From Billings, Trump was able to obtain transportation on another private plane for the remainder of the trip to Bozeman, and landed safely at the nearby West Yellowstone Airport around 4 pm.

NBC News reported that the Secret Service confirmed that former President Trump's personal jet was diverted to Billings on the flight to Bozeman because of a "mechanical issue," but insisted that the problem was entirely unrelated to any security issues.

No mention of plane diversion from Trump or campaign

Neither former President Trump nor his campaign have released any statements or made any social media posts about the unexplained mechanical issue that caused his flight to Bozeman to be diverted to Billings.

In fact, in a video clip posted to various platforms upon his arrival in Montana, Trump praised the state and criticized his likely opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, from inside his luxurious private jet but made no mention of the altered route the aircraft was compelled to take.

"I just landed in a really beautiful place, Montana. So beautiful flying over it -- you just look down and that's the way it's supposed to be," Trump said. "But we have a very high rating in Montana, have a lot of popularity -- I like them, they like me."

"But I'm here to do some fundraisers and, most importantly, to support Tim Sheehy, who is running for the U.S. Senate, and we think he's gonna do really well," he added. "We have a rally and it's gonna be a lot of fun, and tomorrow we're gonna do some more different stops, different states -- all good, all great people."

🚨 Message from President @realDonaldTrump

Wheels down in MONTANA! pic.twitter.com/F46PfztnAp

— Margo Martin (@margommartin) August 9, 2024

What do the polls say?

Ahead of his criticisms of VP Harris, former President Trump claimed that he was "leading in all of the polls," but that isn't entirely accurate, as the RealClearPolling average of national polls shows that both candidates are leading in different polls and Harris currently holds a half-point lead over Trump.

As for the Montana Senate race, RCP lists only a couple of recent polls in the state but both show that GOP challenger Sheehy is leading Democratic incumbent Tester by anywhere from two to five points for the seat that Republicans are predicted to successfully flip from blue to red in November.