‘Heck yes,’ drivers say as they beg Trump and Biden to swap ‘the Beast’ with Tesla’s new bulletproof vehicle
DRIVERS have called for the presidential 'The Beast' armored limo to be replaced with a Tesla Cybertruck after bulletproof claims.
The Cybertruck was mentioned as a possible replacement for the heavily armored vehicle.
"The Beast" is a Cadillac limousine that is specially designed for driving the U.S. President to and from Air Force One or Marine One when traveling for events or delegations.
The latest version debuted in 2018 during the Trump Administration, weighs over 20,000 pounds, and is a fully secure method of transportation to keep the president safe.
"The Beast" has built-in communications systems with all necessary security personnel, and cost the U.S. Secret Service around $1.5 million according to .
The systems are also armed with the launch codes for nuclear weapons.
For extra safety measures, the limo comes with a complex military-grade night vision system, electrified door handles to prevent intruders, and can even fire tear gas if needed.
The windows are three inches thick, and the chassis's armor is around eight inches thick, making it an effectively bulletproof vehicle.
On the inside of "The Beast," a refrigerator is stocked with the president's blood type in case of an accident.
"It is safe to say that this car's security and coded communications systems make it the most technologically advanced protection vehicle in the world," wrote the assistant director for the Secret Service's Office of Protective Operations on the official website.
Most read in Motors
On X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk (@) posted a of Greggertruck hitting a Tesla Cybertruck with a baseball bat to prove the rigidity of the vehicle.
"Cybertruck is built bullet-touch," Musk wrote.
The post had 53.6 million views, almost 8,500 replies, and 250,000 likes.
One prominent follower wrote that the vehicle should be a candidate for replacement of "The Beast" due to the toughness displayed in the video.
"[Tesla Cybertrucks] should replace 'The Beast' in 2024..." their comment .
A skeptic user wrote that the use of an aluminum baseball bat on the truck doesn't prove anything except that the men in the video didn't do their research.
"I mean, year, steel plating is typically class 3 bulletproof regardless of the application, but that's also an aluminum bat which is also much softer than steel so it's pretty safe against steel," they wrote.
"I'm kind of confused about everyone being entertained by what we've always known."
