Wild rumors, but scant evidence, that Trump is in serious condition at Walter Reed.
The WH itself has extensive medical facilities, and it's certainly possible he's being treated for something there. But it would be virtually impossible to secretly transport a president to Walter Reed (by either airlift or motorcade) without calling a LOT of attention to it, especially with the added constraints of a medical emergency.
@mattblaze I suspect the most likely transport in the case of an actual emergency the on-site facilities couldn't handle would be a Marine 1 airlift, yeah. "The beast" is kitted out pretty extensively, but not as an ambulance. (And yeah, both motorcade and Marine 1 ops are loud. If he moved, someone would notice and come out of the wordwork with the evidence. I guarantee you there's at least one autistic weirdo in DC that catalogs and tracks every single motorcade they see, and Marine 1 or an escort usually has ADS-B on for at least part of the flight)
I'd guess that at least one of the "Marine 1" airframes has plenty of room for life support equipment, not to mention being a good bit faster than ground travel.
@becomethewaifu They prefer Marine One for local trips from the WH not so much because it's faster, but because the motorcades are incredibly disruptive, not to mention requiring extensive planning and coordination. There are about 15 WH vehicles, plus the police and press escorts, and the local police sent ahead to block intersections.
For a helicopter move, it's simpler. Usually an MPD and/or NPS helicopter is sent ahead on the route, then three HMX1 helicopters for the actual convoy.
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