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BREAKING: From the WH press secretary
People are reading into his being flown there via Marine 1 that its super serious.
That is not correct.
Flying there is the preferred means of transport. All it means is they had 30-45 minutes notice to bring one up from Quantico.
That is not correct.
Flying there is the preferred means of transport. All it means is they had 30-45 minutes notice to bring one up from Quantico.
That's why last November's trip was so unusual.
It was on a Saturday, so getting a helicopter would have taken slightly longer.
It meant they preferred driving through traffic for 30 minutes -- which they dislike -- to waiting the extra few minutes.
It was on a Saturday, so getting a helicopter would have taken slightly longer.
It meant they preferred driving through traffic for 30 minutes -- which they dislike -- to waiting the extra few minutes.
Further -- if it was a full-on emergency, they would take him to GW or Sibley and get him there in a few minutes.
Okay. Lots of theories out there about being able to clear the roads quickly.
No. Clearing a motorcade route takes hours to plan.
The other option, lights and sirens through traffic, is extremely slow during rush hour. You basically come to a near stop at every intersection.
No. Clearing a motorcade route takes hours to plan.
The other option, lights and sirens through traffic, is extremely slow during rush hour. You basically come to a near stop at every intersection.
