Politics & Government
Obama Lands in Connecticut
Air Force One has landed at Bradley International Airport.
This article was reported and written by Eileen McNamara.
Updated 5:16 p.m.
The president is meeting backstage at the University of Hartford with the families of Newtown victims and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is addressing the audience while it awaits the president's arrival.
President Barack Obama has landed at Bradley International Airport. The president's plane touched down shortly before 5 p.m., according to reporters on board the plane with Obama and his security detail.
He was expected to speak at the University of Hartford at 5:15 p.m. and his motorcade arrived at the university shortly after 5 p.m.
The president stepped off the plane at around 4:30 and was greeted by a number of dignitaries and well-wishers, including Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy traveled aboard Air Force 1 with the president, along with representatives Rosa DeLauro and John Larson.
"How's it going everybody?"the president greeter well-wishers as he got off the plane. "Good to see you," he said repeatedly as he worked his way down the line, according to reporters at the airport.
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