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This video underrates the Presidential Motorcade by miles. Obama visited my town once; 421 was shut down completely for 90 minutes, including all overpasses. There's typically a few dozen local unis and State Police escorting. It's fucking insane, and also: a huge pain in the ass when you just want to get to work on time.
You are right. My husband is one of our state police who escort dignitaries when they come to our state. He was one of dozens of police along with the secret service.
EXACTLY. I live here and it's a pain. You have multiple streets closed, tourist everywhere, detours with cars and busses honking and no one is moving anywhere.
Obama was here in Northern Ireland in 2013 I believe for the G9 summit and the call center I worked in was right next door to the American consulate building in Belfast. Saw his motorcade leaving a couple of times and I must say it's impressive. You knew when he was coming or going because even on a call you could here the Blackhawks outside lol
Joe Biden landed at the airport near my restaurant, they wouldn’t let me get to my store, I did get a peak at the beast.
I live in Obama hometown , Chicago . Oh it was crazy when he wanted to come back for Chicken-n-waffles ! Or any restaurant in Chicago, and I'm just trying to get to work... lol
I live in Washington, DC and if you're ever stuck for a Presidential/VP motorcade, you lose cell signal as the Beast goes by for about 5 seconds. Motorcades are legitimate excuses for being late as they will literally close DC streets for about 10-15 minutes. There will be local police in uniform standing on street corners to control pedestrians, about 30 motorcycle cops to block intersections along the route, all of the associated motorcade vehicles. They are definitely an interesting experience, but also a pain.
Recently a drunk driver ran into one of the vehicles in the presidential motorcade just before Christmas. You can find the news cast of it online. No one was hurt but the driver of the car is in big trouble.
Yep I saw that
Man dwi or dui not to even get started on the amount of charges your getting hit with for crashing into a vehicle of the presidential motorcade lmao
You know what else they do? They piss off all the people now stuck in traffic 😆😆😆
I live in Scranton, PA - such a battleground for years. I was face to face with a candidate after 13 hours of work. I didn't care about either of them. I just wanted to go home. (It took me over 3 hours for a normal 10 minute trip. )
Please stop coming to Scranton. We need a presidential election break.
I live near Detroit International Airport so we've had the president on our roads. At least here in Michigan they stuck to the highways (Which were completely closed down to traffic before/after the motorcade), AND they had EVERY over-pass (Road going over the highway) Closed with police cars blocking each side of them.
Oh, I also saw another video on protecting the president that said that the secret service go through the route and WELD all of the man-hole covers down to the ground so no one can be in there or place a bom or something in there.
I've observed the same thing in Hawaii.
Same thing in Minneapolis. Such traffic headaches with every visit
You will never accidentally go anywhere near that motorcade.
RPGs are relatively primitive. its a Rocket Propelled Grenade, not a missile. the Beast can easily withstand the blast from a grenade.
This may very well be something you are aware of, but it's an interesting thing I think more people should know nonetheless! Contrary to popular belief, the RPG in RPG-7 does not stand for Rocket Propelled Grenade, but rather Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт, or Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot (meaning handheld anti-tank grenade launcher). If I'm correct, RPG-7 rounds are shaped charges, meaning they have a hollow cavity in the tip of the warhead that focuses the blast, causing more armor penetration.
RPG's are not grenades, they are shaped charges specifically designed to defeat armor. The US Presidential limo is designed to defend against them.
U forgot Rpg round are literally just a flyin Shape Charge that can take a BIGG ASS CHUNK outta the armor it’s not “Just a Grenade”
Our polices armoured Land Rovers here in Northern Ireland can take quite a few direct hits from RPG's.
@@The_Stranger1986 holy Shit I SEE WHY, THEY’RE LITERALLY BUILT LIKE TANKS
The electronic countermeasure vehicle (the first one that also jammed the bomb in the manhole) has sensors that can detect the launch of an RPG and supposedly automatically deploys the smoke grenades when a launch is detected.
Its heavily armored the doors are 8in thick and the floors are mine resistant as well ... at best the RPG would disable it at which time theyd be smoked by the assault team while the secret service agents move him into the 2nd beast and drive him out of danger
The Duke system(the electronic counter measure) is a super rad piece of tech. We used them for convoy security in Baghdad. You flick the switch and all cell or cordless phone service is dead in the bubble it creates around you.
Granted, it does nothing with pressure plates, PIR(passive infrared, ie the beam that makes your garage door go back up if you walk through it), or command wire detonated explosives...but those are a lot less likely to be there in this scenario because they require a lot more 'hands on' from the bad guys.
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A Presidential Motorcade passed in front of my home on the way to some summit thing.
There were Secret Service crawling all over the place for a week, or more before he drove through. They interviewed EVERYBODY. I got interviewed 3 times because I lived on the route, and worked a full time and part time job, both of which were also on the route.
Basically, by the time he drove through, those Secret Service Agents could spot anybody that was out of place.
And anytime The Beast is traveling under a certain speed limit, there are teams of Agents on the ground.
Honestly, we were just a stretch of road that connected two Interstates. Without traffic it took the motorcade less than 10 minutes.
There are spotters on roofs on each of the proposed routs
When Reagan was shot, the bullet passed through the crack between the hinged front of his open door and the post. I was stationed in Washington DC at the time but was home on leave helping my Dad plant soybeans. Everyone was recalled, all leave and liberty was cancelled. It got pretty intense.
The route that the motorcade takes through a city is not made public and is not decided on until almost the last minute so it is hard for anyone to set up ahead of time and ambush the motorcade.
This is why it's good for the president to wait a while before going to natural disasters or even man-made disasters. The man power, the security, and all that takes a lot out of the community resources, and it's better until things calm down.
In the rocket launcher the beast is built to withstand a huge amount but there are so many secret services not only traveling with him but also on rooftops along the travel route if they are traveling inside the city and looking at cameras and what not that the minute that guy with the launcher crack opens that door or moves around a lot in that vehicle they are likely aware of the threat. Also, this is only what we know what the beast's ability to do now is. If it's sound technology that can be useful to the president that NASA or whoever develops, they will completely utilize it, and it could be years before the public knows about.
Remember, this is only the publicly available information. There’s definitely more things that are classified.
I live here and the traffic is HORRIBLE. Streets get closed, detours are packed, and tourists are everywhere trying to get a picture. Secret service is very serious when the president is on the move. Don't even think about it, they will fire. The beast is basically a tank Cadillac. We'll never know all of what the car can withstand. Just know that it's other things that they do as well. Some manholes are checked and bolted shut. It's cool sometimes, but like I said, the traffic is horrible. All of these vehicles have their sirens blaring. It's LOUD as well. Obama wanted Ben's chili. The traffic...😫
There are even multi convoys as decoys...not just one or two cars. But the car can withstand an explosion. 8in thick armor is nothing to sneeze at. Besides, the routes are never told to anyone. All routes including the decoy routes are cleared and never have any residential access. NO ONE has a close look at the convoy. On top of that the drivers have extensive training in evading threats perceived or real. Remember this is a huge and heavy vehicle. It takes a lot of practice to drive light a bat out of hell under threat.
I got stopped at an overpass on my way to work once for a Motorcade; there had to have been a hundred cops in the convoy. I was late to work, but I got a pass for it.
in the 70s I saw the President in Davenport Iowa but people on the streets you think are like trash men or city workers are actually Secret Service.
Manhole covers are all checked, then bolted in place. The undercarriage is also heavily armored. The Engine is also heavily modified to be able to make it fast even at 15,000 pounds.
The beast has the same ceramic anti missile packs that you see on Abram Tanks.Reactivate armor but with slightly different fillings. Comprised with aluminum chaff and a special gas for smoke screen when violentl hit.
Great reaction brother, love your work ! Yea, that van in the last synario would never happen, lol !! The SS would be all over that. When the Presidents plane is landing, all aircraft are not even allowed to enter that air space, so a Ford Econoline van aint gunna be chilling about, lol !
I've heard the windows on the beast are "missile proof"
That's why when the queen passed, the president had his whole team with him and would not be flown in or driven in just any vehicle. They also have shippers all over the route....... so much more. There are two identical planes. the same goes for the helicopters. I can't remember the exact name for those. There's probably more than that. Anytime the president goes anywhere, it is heavily scoped out.
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I used to live in South of Houston really closed to NASA and in the area is located the Ellington Field airport which supports military operations. The apartment complex I lived in at the time was right off the interstate 45, so when the presidential motorcade would pass by, they would shut down the freeway for at least 15 minutes. They would do so both directions. It was a sight to see, they were well coordinated and fast. Living in that area I got to see all kinds of operations and massive machinery go by, it was fascinating but also a night mare because it would create a huge traffic.
That smoke-screen before the rpg is launched is complete and utter BS!! 🤣
The only thing missing is a personal food truck to feed the president lmfao 😂
I do know that now, before arrival, all manhole covers are welded shut, including mailboxes and other independent receptacles.
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I used to work at a car auction and a diplomaric version of a Mercedes limo came through once. The airlock drawer on the driver's door, the air filter system and air supply, and the two inch lamenated saphire windows impressed me most. Lots of locked storage compartments in the trunk. But the whole thing was armored and had that pop-up back window shield straight out of James Bond. The flag post holders at the front corners were cute. And it was only starting at the bottom six figures. I guess it's a steal if you need it, but I'm not sure who would buy a used security limo at an auction yard, especially if they really needed it?
2 things to remember,
This is just what they make public
And as for the RPG if the smoke fails, trophy systems have been around for awhile
There is no way a van could be parked anywhere near the route unless it had been thoroughly searched ahead of time.
Why did you cut off the video before the end?
The vehicle is designed to withstand explosions... it has tank armor added to it. I think the newest model, added explosion protection underneath the vehicle, where the previous didn't have that
The Secret Service Presidential Counter Assault Team.
Not a group of men you ever want upset.
This was a short motorcade from the ones I've seen. They also left out the SUV with a minigun (pops out of the roof).
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I ended up in the Louisiana Governor’s motorcade once. The intersection wasn’t properly blocked, when I turned right on red.
Bro, believe it, I have seen the motorcade in person when living and working in DC. BTW he CAN go to the "shops". How else do you think personal Christmas gifts are purchased.
I have seen only one president live in my life. He flew in on a chopper to the naval station I was at. There were three identical helicoptors that came in as we sat in the bleachers overlooking the ship that was getting recommissioned. The three helicopters started doing maneuvers to make us believe they were landing with the president in it. Finally one came in and landed two people got out and it took off again then finally, one landed and the president was on that one. It was kind of like a which shell is the peanut under game.
The Beast was heavily featured in the film "White House Down" with Jamie Fox. (Fun watch, if you haven't seen it. Came out the same year that "Olympus Has Fallen" with Gerard Butler did...same premise for both movies...a terrorist attack on the White House) One of the Specual Features on the disc was about the Beast. I don't recall it being as detailed and thorough as this video, but it was fairly informative.
They didn't mention that there are teams that scout every single area as they scout the route and have people watching via satellite etc who would have already a full schematic of every questionable vehicle in the area and keeping an eye on them. They also didn’t mention all the weapons on the actual Beast you need to watch a video on the Beast itself I think you’d really enjoy that.
Not by bike I'll tell you that lol.
And if the "pResident" falls off his bike, he's not going to be assisted by US Marshalls (as happened with Biden)
Possibly by ice-cream truck so he can sniff kids. 😂
😂😂😂 Apparently, not by stairs either. 😂😂😂
Well, not very far, anyway. :p
Hopefully there aren't any pretzels in the back, either.
@@cynicalbeotch That's total bullshit! I watched the Greatest POTUS ever tackle a flight of stairs using Tactical Toilet Paper for maximum grip. He walked up those stairs like a champ! Now a slightly damp ramp, however...
I am American and am a subscriber I love your reactions and I dont know where the problem is you already need to move here.
They also weld ALL manhole covers on the route .
We had the president come to my army base and a week prior we would see all these people scouting in advance. They had people in buildings and cars all over the place during and had placed cameras in key locations. It was a little obvious to those of us in that spot everyday. Otherwise you would never have known. They would have identified the van threat when it first parked even a day before, looked to see who owns it. sent people to walk by it, and had eyes on it as a threat.
They come in and inspect and seal manhole covers prior to a presidential motorcade.
RPGs aren’t meant to be explosive, it is meant to contain an explosion to force a shaped cone into a molten stream of hypersonic metal that blasts through the target, if you look at RPG damage, you will find a small pin sized hole surrounded by blast marks. However the beast is armored to such a point that the molten jet of metal would do nothing, considering the fact that most armored fighting vehicles today have composite armor, there is no reason the beast wouldn’t as well
3:00 we used that shit in Iraq homie. Well, not me, I was in an Abrams chain-smoking cheap French cigarettes praying for a Newport, and shitting in ammo cans before that tech became available, we found IEDs the hard way. But I digress. Remotely triggered IEDs were among the biggest killers over there. That tech changed the game. If only we had it sooner.
Kennedy wanted the top down/off so he could show the people that he is for them and gain their trust. Some people in Dallas didn't like Kennedy or want him there.
Just don’t attack the President.
The video focuses on the motorcade. What it doesnt mention is the preparation and security that is not in the motorcade.
Prior to the Presidental visit, a Secret Service advance team will have already surveyed the planned route, alternative routes, and escape routes. Manhole covers may be welded down, mail boxes and garbage cans may be removed. No parking enforced on the route and side streets.
On the day of the visit, snipers will be on rooftops and agents on the ground looking for threats.
It's all decided to make sure the attack (bomb, sniper, RPG) cannot happen or is spotted and defeated before it can occur.
What isn't covered in this video is that all possible routes the presidential motorcade could take are scouted out ahead of time and covered by a literal army of Secret Service personel and all possible attack vectors and suspicious vehicles and individuals are warded off or detained if they refuse to leave or are suspected of trying to ambush the convoy. And among that army of SS personel are a group called the Counter Sniper Team (CS) provides long-range observation and real-time information gathering at exterior sites visited by Secret Service protectees, who are also snipers themselves.
They also have personel that help relay information provided by the various teams that report directly to the command vehicle who relays that information to the other vehicles in the motorcade in real time.
The SS does not mess around. They've only lost a president once in their history since they officially took over the protection of the President in 1902 after Congress decided to hand over the detail to them after the assassination of William Mckinnley. And that was President Kennedy, and they never let themselves forget it or become complacent again.
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I have two Presidential stories. Around 1987, the Vice President (George HW Bush) had a morning run at my school's track. All we students knew was that the track was off-limits. He ran with his Secret Service. Funny seeing a guy in red shorts and a t-shirt running with a bunch of guys in black. Then in 2002, the President George W Bush (son of the former) had a motorcade go past where I worked at the time. I was surprised there wasn't more security since it was a long road with a lot of homes and businesses along the way. We stood in the front and waved as he passed.
You should check out a video of the drivers doing some insane driving on a track as practice/ to show off
Btw the smoke is RESPONSIVE meaning when the rocket hits the car the smoke automatically activates. It isnt on a button system, its an automatic response from the cars systems with no human interaction.
Well, for visually seeing an RPG they got snipers on rooftops all along the route watching for anything out of the ordinary. They are probably who would see the van and be keeping an eye on it.
Edit: Most likely that RPG would never be fired cuz he'd be shot before he pulled the trigger.
You should try and find some video of the president getting into the beast. Firstly, he can walk right into the back without bending over, that's how tall the vehicle is. Next, look at the thickness of the door. I seem to remember the spec on the door alone is 1 ton. If you can get a good angle of the windows, they're similar to looking at someone through an airplane window, giving you some concept of how thick that window really is. As for the RPG, I think it would be wounded, but still moving under control.
Sharpshooters line the buildings. When they travel outside of an urban setting, they’ll use the helicopters. I live 20 min drive south of DC and see their helicopters, even if traveling to one of the military bases just outside of DC.
No need to go out to a mall. There is a mall underground for the presidents use.
yes the beast can withstand multiple explosions if it needs to
That car actually weighs fifteen thousand pounds, he also has other vehicles, like SUVs.
When I become President, they're gonna go to FORD to build my 'Beast'... I'm not riding around in some crappy GM product!!
The Beast is a car built upon the chasis of a full sized ¾ or full Ton SUV. Why? Because it has to be, as it supports the weight of all the armor and bullet proof glass and stuff.
The beast would eat an rp like a light snack lol
I have actually been relatively close to the presidential motor cade I was traveling west on i70 and it was headed east on i70 on thing not mentioned is the military helicopters that are part to the motor cade with personal ready to take out a perceived threat. That rpg would not even get fired as the person would be killed by the helicopters
Lewis, it is called The Beast for a reason.
My phone stopped working when the president went by me
I was stuck for 3 hours because the president passed by the road below. I was pissed 😂
Twice the president came to my town and they had traffic stopped for his motorcade to go by and both times I was on my cell phone talking to someone and when the motorcade got close both times my calls just disconnected because of that jamming car
Don't forget about the helicopter close by.
As a fan of The Fat Electrician, you may have come across the word "proportional" in your travels.
This is just another example of the US providing a "proportional" response.
I keep thinking he needs all his people when he goes down that particular road! Must be, Baltimore! Because I live in Maryland
This is the total opposite of the Queen now the King of the UK where they just go out & walk around, Huge difference in countries.
Helicopters Above!
You might want to look up the Rezvani TANK an SUV that costs a lot but has armor and bulletproofing. David Hasselhoff got to test the windows bulletproof capability and what The Beast has is better.
You crank out videos at a crazy speed
haha managed to get 3 out today! normally i do 2 a day
LA Speed Check. You've probably heard it before. I've seen it many times and STILL laugh 😂
honestly, i live around the Capitol and i didnt know that that's what all those cars really are used for when i see this around the city.
The first thing I thought when they were going through their example threats was JFK. I can't imagine the president just driving around waving at people from a convertible. That seems crazy whenever I hear about it. Really interesting stuff though. Did not know all that.
When the pres wants to go to 'the shop' the shop is closed, the block is closed, the area is closed,then the pres goes to the shop.like for Christmas.its all a real pita.
As always ks
This video honestly doesn't even do the motorcade justice. They shut down EVERYTHING. Highwhays, highway overpasses -- anywhere even remotely close the route gets blocked off by local police. After JFK got killed the US said "never again". That's why it's always such a big deal when the president goes anywhere, because it is literally a big ordeal. It's extremely expensive and time consuming, but this is America lol they don't care what it costs or takes. Really sucks for us as citizens because it disrupts traffic for hours lol. And like other people have said, if the president is specifically going somewhere, they'll have boots on the ground weeks before he ever goes there. Secret service agents do background checks on people in that area to try and find anyone who might hurt the president.
Obama has talked about it before, but the president doesn't really get to decide where they go and what they do lol. Everywhere they go is part of an elaborately coordinated schedule. They don't even get to carry normal cell phones because they're such a security risk. They get heavily encrypted phones with extremely limited uses.
It's not a car it's a tank 😂😂
Check out the Presidential plane, Air Force One.
In 1999 to 2000, I worked with a guy that worked as a driver for the decoy "beast" during part of the Clinton Presidency. He said that it was very nerve wracking, he never actually drove the president but he was the decoy
Bulletproof
My guess is the car would detect the launch of the RPG and automatically deploy the smoke, then evacuation as planned would commence. It's pretty awe-inspiring to us too!
It's bomb-proof; all the body panels are constructed of 8-inch-thick aluminum, with similar panels covering the entire undercarriage. This protects the mechanical parts of The Beast, so even if it were to run over a landmine or IED, the vehicle would still be able to move under it's own power.
While all this is going on they sneak him out the back door and drive him around in an old beater!😂
All of that and if you’d believe it it’s still not completely invulnerable. The biggest benefactor to the motorcade’s protection is the men and women who investigate ahead of the path.
Obama takes Seinfeld out in the Beast so you can get a bit of a peak at what the inside looks like. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: "Just Tell Him You’re The President” (Season 7, Episode 1)
The beast was made during President Trumps era, Not President Obama
I got held up in two Pesidental motorcade 45 minutes
You need to react to "the story of the tomb of the unknown soldier" absolutely incredible video
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I posted the link for those that haven't seen it yet but I'm pretty sure a lot of us have
A great video of how America honors its military.
I live in America and I didn’t even know that😂😂😂😂
Have you ever watched the JFK assassination stuff? Pretty crazy conspiracy theories and stuff but just chilling being able to watch the back of his head fall off like that image is burned in my memory forever it’s absolutely horrific
Lewis WTF you basically make the Queen fly coach...lets see the manhole is welded shut days before the motorcade even happens so the bomb isnt going to happen unless they attach it mins before it happens and the route is secret and they have multiple routes planned. Those windows probably will handle a 50 cal bullet
even when oir presendebt travels over seas, his motor ade travels with him, and the rides
US gotta flex
I'd suggest watching a video entirely about the beast
Something a lot of people probably don't realize, that the US knows well: The people are disconnected from the government. You can obliterate the entire US government and it will have have little negative impact on daily life, and probably actually some positive impacts.
Happy new year to you and your family : ) U should watch JFK assassination