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Tue Nov 11, 2025, 07:54 AM Tuesday

'Secret Service Blames Presidential Limo's Open Trunk On Mechanical Failure'

"President Trump ceding the U.S.'s position as the global economic leader to China, while also committing horrifying human rights abuses here at home, is a much bigger deal, but it's also important to remember he's an international embarrassment, too. He has zero tact or manners, and he reportedly smells very bad. So it wasn't exactly surprising to see him riding around in his presidential limo, known as 'The Beast,' with the trunk open, but it did get people wondering what the heck was going on."

"Did the Secret Service forget to close the trunk? Did China hack the presidential limo? Was Trump too cheap to send a different car to pick up that coffee table he found on Facebook Marketplace? Since Trump is known to have a unrequited relationship with the truth, we may never actually know the truth, but our friends over at the Daily Beast did reach out to the Secret Service for an explanation, and officially, the answer is 'none of the above.' "

"In a statement given to the Daily Beast, Secret Service spokesperson Matt Fagiana said:"

"During the motorcade from Mar-a-Lago to Palm Beach International Airport, one of the motorcade vehicles' trunks inadvertently opened and remained in the upright position for a part of the motorcade route. No items were lost or displaced while in transit. The issue was determined to be mechanical in nature, has been identified, and has since been repaired."

Check out pic of the Beast with the open trunk, with the Beast in the back seat, at the link:

https://www.jalopnik.com/2022757/secret-service-presidential-limo-open-trunk-mechanical-failure/

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Maybe they had his dirty diapers stashed in the trunk and needed to air it out. Irish_Dem Tuesday #1
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