Almost a year after a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf resort, the president’s security team unveiled what appeared to be a heavily armored golf cart in Scotland over the weekend.
The president, a frequent visitor to his golf resorts, was seen playing at the Trump Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire, Scotland, over the weekend. During his latest round, a large all-black vehicle followed his group through the game.
Nicknamed by the British media as “Golf Force One,” the cart is believed to be part of Trump’s Secret Service detail, with several security experts telling The Telegraph that the vehicle has many telltale signs indicating it’s heavily armored.
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“Just looking at the front windscreen, that looks armored,” Gary Relf, director of Armoured Car Services, told the outlet. “The windscreen is a giveaway, as are the side panels, doors and the large panel at the rear above the load tray.”
According to the same experts, the vehicle appeared to share many features with the president’s official limousine, commonly referred to as “The Beast,” suggesting it could be a modified Polaris Ranger XP.
Wearing a white baseball cap with “USA” embroidered in dark colors on the front and an American flag on the side, Trump over the weekend drove a white golf cart while a convoy of Secret Service agents followed in a black vehicle.
Trump’s golf round in Scotland comes as he is scheduled to visit the country until July 29 – and months before a formal state visit to the United Kingdom set for September.USA TODAY has reached out to the White House for comment on the vehicle.
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