Gerald Ford tough? President Dazzling Smile gets behind the wheel of a pickup

It’s not quite Michael Dukakis driving a tank, but the official photo of President Barack Obama trying a Ford pickup on for size had plenty of fans squealing with joy.

Pres Obama inside a Ford truck following his speech today in KC pic.twitter.com/wBALBY8CuI

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) September 21, 2013

@petesouza TY Pete. The man rocks my boat.

— dorothy rissman (@stiNgo100) September 21, 2013

He is devastatingly handsome, and that dazzling smile …

https://twitter.com/mirenzish/status/381235709228503040

@petesouza that smile!!

— Melissa Mackey (@LissaLaneous) September 21, 2013

https://twitter.com/binq406/status/381242264737300480

The president was visiting the Ford Kansas City Stamping Plant in Liberty, Mo., where he warned that Republicans were threatening to send the economy into a tailspin. Because it’s recovering so well now.

@petesouza @Arianna8927 he's gonna drive it into a ditch?

— try the veal (@WBlance) September 21, 2013

@WBlance @petesouza huh?

— NewsJunkie101 (@SmartOne8927) September 21, 2013

@Arianna8927 @petesouza joke from the campaign… Obama's the worst..

— try the veal (@WBlance) September 21, 2013