Pope Francis just arrived on American soil and headed off in a Fiat 500 to his first destination, and White House correspondent April D. Ryan seems especially excited about it.
Pope sends environmental message by leaving Andrews in small Fiat 500–gets 40-plus MPG
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) September 22, 2015
The Pope is in a Fiat for his motorcade. Not a Cadillac or Mercedes that is familiar in DC but a modest Fiat! Wow! Game changer!!!!!
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) September 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/PureMitten/status/646428827774754816
Some advice from a fellow reporter:
Settle down there, journalist. It's gonna be a long couple days, isn't it? https://t.co/iP0WnWLg2o
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) September 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/QuisUtDeus7/status/646429651003404288
@LarryOConnor I'm sure Obama didn't even suggest a Cadillac.
— Peter Cobb (@PeterCIAmCoptic) September 22, 2015
@LarryOConnor @AceofSpadesHQ He had to counter his carbon footprint since he flew in in a massive polluting Jumbo jet.
— The Hyperbolic Literalist (@shoelessjoe255) September 22, 2015
@LarryOConnor @TheBrandonMorse If he says catholics have to start driving shitty cheap Italian crap on Friday's for lent…
— Chris Edwards (@ArsVampyre) September 22, 2015
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Don’t forget: no air conditioning.
@LarryOConnor @AceofSpadesHQ Michelle shopped at Target! Wow! Game changer!
— Lt. Colonel Lucky Peter (@spongeworthy2) September 22, 2015
Flew Alitalia, and now riding to the nunciature in a Fiat. This is a Pope unafraid to gamble with his life.
— Alex Wayne (@aawayne) September 22, 2015
Does Pope Fiat have it's own Twitter handle yet?
— amy walter (@amyewalter) September 22, 2015
Of course.
@WhiteHouse this is the car you send to pick up the Pope! I bet he felt more secure in a 57' Chevy in Cuba
— Frank1 (@popefiat) September 22, 2015
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