US President Donald Trump took an unusual route to the airport yesterday while leaving Florida due to a 'suspicious object', the White House announced. The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps before Trump's arrival at Palm Beach International Airport. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said in a statement: 'The situation required further investigation, and the presidential motorcade's route was adjusted accordingly.' When asked by reporters about the incident, the President said: 'I don't know anything about it.' Trump left his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, at around 6:20 p.m. and took about a 10-minute car ride to the airport, but he took a circular route around the city to get there. During the journey, police officers on motorcycles created a moving perimeter for the motorcade and at one point nearly collided with the small trucks accompanying Trump. The presidential plane, Air Force One, was parked on the opposite side of the airport from its usual spot, and the lights on the plane were off. A US Secret Service spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi, stated that taking the secondary route was taken only as a precautionary measure and that 'this is the standard protocol'.
