Overview
- Images taken on Nov. 9 captured the presidential limousine with its trunk open as the president traveled to Palm Beach International Airport.
- Getty Images and the Associated Press published corroborating photos of the unusual scene before he boarded Air Force One.
- A Secret Service spokesperson told CNN the open trunk did not affect the motorcade’s movement, vehicle systems or equipment.
- Officials did not disclose why the trunk was open or what it contained, and details about the vehicle’s configuration remain closely held.
- The moment drew swift attention on social media after CNN’s Kaitlan Collins highlighted the photos.