As Twitchy reported, President Obama spent part of the day touring the Detroit Auto Show looking for a successor to “The Beast,” the nickname of the gas-guzzling presidential limousine. The president was photographed trying out the most transparent car ever, but the fit just wasn’t right.
Fortunately, an on-the-ball salesman was able to point the president to something better suited to him and his post-White House lifestyle: a Chrysler minivan.
In a nod to the movie “Get Shorty,” the president joked about how driving a minivan is cool, but admitted that a nearby Corvette looked pretty tempting. However, there wouldn’t be room for the first lady and her mother.
President Obama’s article-White Household wheels: minivan or Corvette? https://t.co/Uo3WksBSVi pic.twitter.com/OmKHMzTyR8
— SapyNews (@SapyNEWS) January 20, 2016
When you’re Barack Obama, even a minivan looks cool with you at the wheel.
Obama: "It's cool driving a minivan" https://t.co/vrR8xT7Nc8 pic.twitter.com/jldi2C8hDs
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 20, 2016
I did it for 8 years.
He's lying. https://t.co/cEvGqRgYZi— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) January 20, 2016
@FoaRyan I'm like.. " who are you trying to convince… ?"
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) January 20, 2016
@GaltsGirl It’s a sad day in a man’s life when he begins to reason and justify driving a minivan.
— Ryan Hill (@FoaRyan) January 20, 2016
@GaltsGirl @FoaRyan Minivan suckage is the big reason we have SUVs now.
— Ron B.*endorseSMOD16 (@WrongNowShutUp) January 20, 2016
@WrongNowShutUp When I was a kid, I *loved* to ride in the pickup. Of course it was more acceptable to pile up in the truck bed back then..
— Ryan Hill (@FoaRyan) January 20, 2016
A pickup truck — that’s a great choice for an ex-president, especially with a hat to match.
@FoaRyan I actually liked road trips in the old woodie station wagon. In back w/books, legos, and this football game pic.twitter.com/lZA5UGnNGg
— Ron B.*endorseSMOD16 (@WrongNowShutUp) January 20, 2016
@FoaRyan My dad WAS Clark W Griswold.
— Ron B.*endorseSMOD16 (@WrongNowShutUp) January 20, 2016
@WrongNowShutUp Explains a lot. lol 😛
— Ryan Hill (@FoaRyan) January 21, 2016
Mr. President, what would it take to get you in this prototype mini-sub today? We’ll be honest; another world leader has his eye on it.
@GaltsGirl @dcexaminer tell me this was cool pic.twitter.com/bHeJy5LTbT
— Michael Bolyard (@bolyami) January 20, 2016
Who are we trying to kid? On the chauffeur’s day off, President Climate Change is going to stick with his old ride.
Now that’s cool.
