President Donald Trump’s journey to the airport on Sunday had a little bit of a hiccup: the trunk of his closely armored limo, aka “The Beast,” was open in the course of the experience.
Trump was heading to Palm Seaside Worldwide Airport in West Palm Seaside as he returned to Washington after a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Photographers from a number of information businesses, together with Getty, caught photographs of the bizarre scene:
Tasos Katopodis by way of Getty Photographs
The Related Press additionally snapped some pics of the president’s experience:
Manuel Balce Ceneta by way of Related Press
Whereas the automotive doesn’t usually journey with its trunk open, officers stated it didn’t trigger any issues.
“The open trunk had no affect on the motorcade motion, car methods or gear,” a Secret Service spokesperson advised CNN’s Samantha Waldenberg, who reported the open trunk had no affect on safety.
It’s not clear what, if something, was within the trunk, and officers are tight-lipped concerning the car, for apparent causes. Autoweek reported in 2013 that the trunk contained:
“Additional weapons, a separate oxygen provide underneath the president’s seat and emergency medical gear, together with bottles of the president’s blood sort in case the ambulance (one all the time travels within the motorcade) will get reduce off.”
Nonetheless, the car has since been redesigned, and it’s not publicly identified if that’s nonetheless the case for the trunk.
Former “Tonight Present” host and automotive fanatic Jay Leno took a (barely) nearer have a look at The Beast throughout an episode of “Jay Leno’s Storage” in 2024, which is out there on YouTube.