President Donald Trump departs Air Force One as he arrives at Bismarck Municipal Airport on July 1, 2026 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Sen. John Hoeven, left, is waiting to greet him before they depart for Medora for a celebration honoring the nation’s 250th birthday and the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump landed in North Dakota on Wednesday morning, taking the first flight on the new Air Force One. 

After landing in Bismarck just after 10:30 a.m. CT, Trump will travel to the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where he will help celebrate the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.

Trump is taking a private tour of the library before speaking at Burning Hills Amphitheatre, an event that’s part of the Freedom 250 celebration. 

President Donald Trump boards Marine One as he arrives at Bismarck Municipal Airport on July 1, 2026 in Bismarck, North Dakota. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and his wife, Kathryn Burgum, arrive at Bismarck Municipal Airport on July 1, 2026 in Bismarck, North Dakota, with President Donald Trump to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary and the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on July 1, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to North Dakota to celebrate the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening on his first trip using the new Air Force One aircraft gifted to the U.S. by Qatar’s government. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
Spectators line up for the arrival of President Donald Trump to Medora, North Dakota, on a ceremonial Freedom 250 train on July 1, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achtterling/North Dakota Monitor)
Members of the public enter the Burning Hills Amphitheatre at Medora, North Dakota on July 1, 2026, to hear President Donald Trump. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)
Horseback riders portraying Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders prepare to escort President Donald Trump’s motorcade on July 1, 2026, in Medora. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

The public can watch a livestream of Trump’s speech from the White House YouTube page. C-SPAN also is airing coverage. The remarks are expected to begin at 1:15 p.m. MT, according to a White House pool report.

Members of the public began lining up in Medora as early as 6 a.m. MT to attend the president’s speech. It’s Trump’s fourth visit as president to North Dakota and the first visit during his second term. 

Some attendees arrived early to greet Trump, who is expected to participate in a ceremonial Freedom 250 train arrival. Horseback riders portraying Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders also are set up to escort Trump’s motorcade.

Accompanying Trump on Air Force One are Interior Secretary and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and his wife, Kathryn, Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina, Eric Trump, and Rep. Julie Fedorchak, according to a White House pool report. Fedorchak’s office said she’s the first member of Congress to travel on the new plane, donated by the government of Qatar. 

Bismarck residents gathered near the airport Wednesday morning to take photos of Air Force One’s arrival.

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will open to the public on Saturday, July 4, the 250th anniversary of the United States’ declaration of independence from Great Britain. Roosevelt spent time in the western North Dakota Badlands after the death of his wife and mother and famously said he would not have been president if not for his time in North Dakota.

This story has been updated with President Trump’s arrival. It will be updated.

This story was originally produced by North Dakota Monitor, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes South Dakota Searchlight, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.