A man driving a red van tried to cut into President Donald Trump’s motorcade in Florida on Saturday and then made an obscene gesture after he was pulled over by law enforcement, it was reported.
‘A man in a red van attempted to cut into the motorcade. Local law enforcement pulled over the vehicle, where the driver made obscene gestures and screamed several expletives,’ said a White House pool report.
It was not immediately known if the motorist was arrested.
The incident took place as Trump was leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach to return to his Mar-A-Lago club in Palm Beach.
The president is spending the long holiday weekend in Florida.
A man driving a red van tried to cut into President Donald Trump’s motorcade in Florida on Saturday and then made an obscene gesture after he was pulled over by law enforcement. The motorcade is seen above leaving Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday hours before the incident took place
The incident took place as Trump was leaving the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach to return to his Mar-A-Lago club in Palm Beach. The motorcade is seen above heading to the golf club in West Palm Beach
Trump and his motorcade left the golf club at approximately 1:52pm after a six-hour visit.
The drive from the club to Mar-A-Lago usually takes about 10 minutes.
The motorcade was greeted by both protesters and supporters who lined up along the side of the road.
This was the second time that law enforcement agents charged with protecting Trump’s motorcade were given a scare by another motorist.
In August, a woman driving a white car emerged from a wooded area and ploughed into the shoulder of a highway just as Trump’s motorcade was passing by in Missouri. The white car is seen on the right as law enforcement officials investigate
In August, a woman driving a white car emerged from a wooded area and ploughed into the shoulder of a highway just as Trump’s motorcade was passing by in Missouri.
Shocking video shows the white vehicle appear suddenly from woodland as the heavily-guarded commander-in-chief passed by.
Stunned onlookers captured the moment on cameraphones, amid fears the driver was attempting to ram the President’s car.
Clayte Hefner, who filmed the video, said he saw two women inside the car as it appeared from the woods.
he vehicle hit a ditch and was disabled.
A man in the video is heard shouting: ‘Oh my gosh! Look at the car that came out of the woods. That car right there just drove out of the woods!’
But police in Springfield have said failed brakes appear to be to blame.
Last month, a cyclist riding alongside Trump’s motorcade on a Virginia highway flipped the middle finger. A White House photographer riding along in the motorcade snapped a photograph of the woman, Juli Briskman, as she gave the president the one-fingered salute
A spokesman told KYTV that the driver had driven down an embankment from a nearby Bass Pro warehouse.
Last month, a cyclist riding alongside Trump’s motorcade on a Virginia highway flipped the middle finger.
A White House photographer riding along in the motorcade snapped a photograph of the woman, Juli Briskman, as she gave the president the one-fingered salute.
The photograph eventually ended up going viral on social media, earning Briskman celebrity status.
Her employer, however, was not impressed.
She was fired from her marketing job at government contractor Akima LLC.
A GoFundMe page that was established to benefit her has so far raised nearly $130,000.