Irish Daily Mail

Trump has blood bank in limo and Bond-style watch

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A CAR fitted with its very own blood bank, a jet that costs over €180,000 an hour to run, and a watch with a special widget that allows the wearer to discreetly alert his Secret Service agents…

They sound like the gadgets assigned to James Bond in the opening sequence of a spy thriller – but these are the accoutreme­nts of the most powerful man in the world when he leaves the US.

The presidenti­al jet, which costs a staggering €182,000 per hour to run, is fitted with electronic defence units and shields to protect its communicat­ion devices from radiation and nuclear blasts.

Meanwhile, the presidenti­al armoured limousine, Cadillac One, aka ‘The Beast’, can withstand rocket-propelled grenade and biochemica­l attacks.

For such scenarios, it also has its own built-in oxygen supply.

In the limo’s boot is a blood bank with the president’s exact type in case of emergency.

The limo’s doors, which weigh as much as a Boeing 757 airplane cabin door, have no keyholes. A special trick, known only to the secret agents guarding the US president, is required to gain access to the passengers.

In addition, Mr Trump has a Bond-style watch which has a Secret Service logo that he can press if he feels under threat in public, alerting his bodyguards instantly.

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