New armored start of Golf Force One when Trump’s Scottish Golf released
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Move, Air Force One – A new armored vehicle equipped for presidential protection is in town, that specifically for golf outings.
The vehicle specially designed for ballistic protection, nicknamed “Golf Force”, apparently made its public debut during a golf series between President Donald Trump and his son, Eric, at Trump Golf Race in Turnberry, in Scotland, during the weekend.
The White House confirmed that “Golf Force” is part of the presidential fleet of specialized vehicles “, but has not shared other details.
It comes 10 months after an assassination attempt on Trump while playing golf course in his Florida journey.
According to the General Services Administration, a UTV polaris can be equipped by the company of Chicago Scaletta Armor with a “Additional Armor Kit at Polaris XP 1000 Ranger UTV with evolutionary protection at the mission”. The kit costs around $ 190,000.
A new armored vehicle considered a golf force, one accompanies Trump when leaving Golf (Getty Images)
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Trump was in Scotland for a meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer.
When leaving Golf, Trump was seen navigating in an ordinary golf cart, the armored vehicle according to a fleet of carts carrying secret service agents.
The president is known for having driven his own basket, but the UTV was probably at hand in an emergency requiring additional protection in such a large open space.
During Trump’s last assassination attempt – on September 15, 2024 at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida – a secret service agent saw a man hiding in the brush along the fence of the sixth hole.
Golf Force One in Scotland with Trump
Trump driving a golf cart
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“The agent observed the cannon of a rifle targeting the press release directly from the Ministry of Justice.” While the agent began to retreat, he saw the rifle move and the agent fired on (Ryan Wesley) Roth. “
It came after last July when the shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on the president during a butler in Pennsylvania, Rallye, killing a participant behind Trump.
In 2020, Iran published a digitized video of a Trump targeting drone on a golf course in a “revenge” strike on the murder of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
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“Golf Force One” joins a fleet of armored vehicles that includes the beast, the 10 -ton mobile fortress equipped with eight -inch thick and layer walls, five inch reinforced glass windows that can stop high -caliber rounds. He is able to distribute tear gas, grenades and shotguns.
