THIS is how the US President Travels

if you want to know why it cost the potus 2 614 per minute to travel from one place to another this video will reveal the reason both james garfield and john kennedy were assassinated in route having tight transportation security is crucial for the president's survival hi my name is james and here's the answer to the question how does the president's motorcade travel let's dive right into it shall we what happens when the president decides to go and visit a different country does he take the beast with him and the entire motorcade the short answer is yup pretty much that's because the secret service uses a special cargo plane a c-17 globemaster to transport the beast a heavily armored chevrolet suburban which is armored more like a fortress and is used as a communications vehicle so anywhere the president goes the beast follows but this has a steep price you see because the president doesn't travel on commercial flights he has to use air force one and this is another bunker with wings but that's not what we're here for we're here to tell you that even though the president travels with his staff and his secret service the price for traveling is are you ready for this 200 million dollars per flight heads are rolling anytime the potus isn't traveling with enough security and we mean presidential heads because abraham lincoln didn't have any bodyguards john wilkes booth was able to sneak inside lincoln's booth and shoot him this led to the creation of the secret service as we know it today for pretty much the same reasons the u.s motorcade was created when jfk was assassinated during an open drive by on the convertible every car carrying the president had to be bulletproof and completely covered the u.s motorcade is not like those of other countries because the potus is one of the most powerful people not just in america but the entire world his convoy of cars has to be heavily manned and protected that's why on a typical day you'll see that the motorcade has between 40 and 50 vehicles and almost all of them carry secret service agents these include cars motorcycles and vans that serve different purposes during the motorcade we'll get into more detail about the organization of a motorcade but for now we'll focus on the presidential car you see the president doesn't just travel in any old car it has to be armored and it has to be able to withstand a major attack this is because the potus and his family have to be safe at all times and it's not just his family members of the press security vip guests and officials from the white house are oftentimes on board the cadillacs speaking of which the beast what is it exactly before we talk about the beast remember to smash that like button so you can keep getting awesome videos like these for free any car the president travels in will be named first car this is the code name which tells everyone that the president is inside one of the cars at the beginning of the 20th century 1909 to be exact president taft was impressed with carr so he used 12 000 and he actually bought a fleet of four cars since then the president has been traveling in style with a lot of protection currently the car that the potus travels in is a cadillac the car was introduced back in 2018 and this is pretty much an impregnable fortress on wheels all of this is thanks to gm which was paid a handsome 15.8 million dollars for all of the work they've done in designing the car but why is this car so expensive well there are entire documentaries dedicated just to the beast for now we'll tell you a few facts about the beast first of all you should know that the car is not your typical cadillac this car weighs anywhere between fifteen thousand and twenty thousand pounds the car has five inch thick windows that will not let any bullets through and just take a look at the doors of the cadillac this is not what you would expect on a store-bought car the exterior walls of the cadillac xt6 are said to be eight inches thick plus the car doors weigh as much as the door on a boeing 757. we've saved the best for last when it comes to the doors the car uses electrified handles so anyone trying to get in without permission will be shocked get it to find out they can as for the car the platform has been built on a gmc top kick truck this provides added stability and there's a metal plate on the bottom of the cadillac one so for anyone trying to blow up the beast they won't be able to even chemical warfare can't do anything to the potus the windows are hermetically sealed so nothing from the outside can harm the president now if you look in the back of the car you'll see that there are a few pouches of blood they're filled with blood that matches the president's blood type if anything happens the medics will immediately step in and save the president also there are oxygen tanks inside the vehicle looking at the wheels we couldn't help but notice that they are a lot thicker that's because they use run flat tires in simple terms this is a special type of tire that'll allow you to drive the car for an additional 50 miles at a speed of just 55 miles per hour and the fuel tank is filled with foam so it doesn't explode in case of an attack in case of an attack the car will use night vision or smoke screens whichever will lose the terrorists faster and if nothing else works then the cadillac 1 will deploy an oil slick and hopefully get away from the assassins now we also know that there are pump action shotguns on board and there have been rumors that there are rocket propelled grenades in the car because of the immense weight of the vehicle the cadillac 1 can reach a top speed of 60 miles per hour which means the motorcade will have to move at the same speed and don't think it's the driver's fault that guy is ready to drive an f1 if he had to every driver is a secret service agent and passes very extensive testing periods despite all of this you still won't be able to know which car is carrying the potus as two identical cadillac ones are riding next to each other hey yes you don't forget to smash that subscribe button and hit the notifications bell and finally we come to the most interesting part of the video we get to actually talk about the 40 to 50 cars that accompany the cadillac one first of all the presidential limo can't start moving until the scout has cleared the way and ensured that there is nothing dangerous on the road a police car or a group of police motorcycles follow and pass first the two presidential limos follow suit one carrying the potus and the other one is usually empty now cadillac one and the decoy are always part of the secure package the name was appointed to them because they're a group that directly surrounds and supports the president in case of an attack they can detach and function independently now right behind them is the car that holds the aids and the doctor behind them is the van for electronic defense this is the van that's equipped with a small radar on top and is capable of stopping any cyber attacks that might take over the mission it's also said that the radar also has the ability to sense a guided missile before it hits the cars and use smoke screens to deflect it however this is highly speculative and we can't know for sure behind the control car this car contains the president's most valuable staff members and sometimes even the doctor then you have the two other cars that contain the secret service the halfback is the car containing the president's personal secret service agents and the second one is the counter assault team these are the easiest to identify because they always have the trunk of the car open each time the president travels there are always two press vans that follow him these are filled with journalists that report on what the president is doing at any given time but you might also notice that the motorcade has a little truck that lags near the end of the motorcade that's the hazardous materials mitigation unit the staff inside can detect identify and respond to nuclear biological or chemical attacks the final few parts of the motorcade are the id car the ambulance and the satellite communications in suv the id car contains the secret service agents that will communicate with the surveillance teams on the outside who can identify any potential threats the satellite communications suv is the vehicle with the antennas on top they offer the motorcade to communicate with the world in other words portable wi-fi and satellite finally the ambulance always follows the motorcade just in case of an emergency but you can't have the backside open like that can you of course not that's why each motorcade ends with the rear guard several cars in the back that'll make sure no one gets through even from the rear oh yeah we almost forgot the motorcade is used for trips that are within a 30 minute drive from the white house if the destination is farther away then the potus will use the government helicopter known as marine one that's because it costs two thousand six hundred fourteen dollars per minute every time the motorcade is on the road bye for now you

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Length: 9min 27sec (567 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 13 2021