Posted on 10/05/2022 10:06:13 PM PDT by bitt
Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a one-car crash on a closed roadway in Washington, D.C., which the Secret Service initially misreported as a "mechanical failure," according to a report.
The Monday morning crash has sent shock waves through the Secret Service, according to insiders speaking with the Washington Post. While the vice president wasn't injured, the nature of the accident has raised the question of how such a careless incident was able to occur within the prestigious agency.
The SUV carrying Harris hit a curb of a tunnel with such force that the tire had to be replaced. The vice president was moved to another vehicle in the motorcade to reach the White House.
The inaccuracy of the initial report of the accident, an electronic alert to leadership attributing it to a "mechanical failure" rather than the Secret Service agent driving the SUV hitting a curb, caused Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle, who has been on the job for about a month, to be disturbed but was relieved after receiving a fuller account later in the day, a source told the news outlet.
Video posted to TikTok appears to show Harris's motorcade.
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“During a protective movement Monday, a vehicle in a motorcade had a minor overcorrection and struck a curb,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the Washington Post. “The protectee was transferred to a secondary vehicle, and the motorcade continued to its destination. There were no injuries to anyone.”
A spokeswoman for Harris confirmed that she sustained no injuries in the incident and took the opportunity to express her gratitude to the Secret Service.
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The driver will now be sent to the Hillary security detail.
“A secret service agent said that she grabbed the steering wheel.”
lol...
In Bidenistan an operator error becomes a “mechanicl failure”.
Name some other times and places...
“Turn now or I’ll serve you some word salad!”
Horizontal has a blowout. Hardly braking news.
So they hit a curb and busted a tire?
Rumors are that Hillary may run in 2024. Clearing the field.
>> Secret Service initially misreported as a “mechanical failure,”
Good subject matter for The Bee
Honest Question. Does the Vice President have substantially less protection than the President? Also including a much less safer vehicle than the “the beast” the President rides around in?
From the article, it appears to be the case.
Hardly a crash. Don’t get our hopes up.
Driver just decided to end it
road head calamity?
Geez. Can you imagine driving that woman - all that cackling and nonsense talk?
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