Shalomnishambles: Barack Obama's limo breaks down on Israel trip after petrol mix-up
The most powerful man in the world faced the embarrassment of having to switch vehicles after somebody filled it up with petrol instead of diesel Barack Obama had to deal with his very own Middle Eastern oil crisis today – after his limo broke down during his historic visit to Israel.The most powerful man in the world faced the embarrassment of having to switch vehicles after somebody filled it up with petrol instead of diesel.As he climbed into a standby motor, the custom-built armour-plated Cadillac was loaded on to the back of a pick-up truck and taken away for repairs.The embarrassing shalomni-shambles came at the start of the President’s first trip to Tel Aviv.And he was clearly still smarting over the incident as he met Israeli chiefs later this afternoon.He began by apologising to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in one snippet of conversation was overheard saying: “… it’s embarrassing… our entourage… my wife Michelle teases me mercilessly”.Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan later admitted: “One of our protective vehicles experienced mechanical problems."This is why we bring multiple vehicles and a mechanic on all trips.”
The most powerful man in the world faced the embarrassment of having to switch vehicles after somebody filled it up with petrol instead of diesel Barack Obama had to deal with his very own Middle Eastern oil crisis today – after his limo broke down during his historic visit to Israel.The most powerful man in the world faced the embarrassment of having to switch vehicles after somebody filled it up with petrol instead of diesel.As he climbed into a standby motor, the custom-built armour-plated Cadillac was loaded on to the back of a pick-up truck and taken away for repairs.The embarrassing shalomni-shambles came at the start of the President’s first trip to Tel Aviv.And he was clearly still smarting over the incident as he met Israeli chiefs later this afternoon.He began by apologising to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in one snippet of conversation was overheard saying: “… it’s embarrassing… our entourage… my wife Michelle teases me mercilessly”.Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan later admitted: “One of our protective vehicles experienced mechanical problems."This is why we bring multiple vehicles and a mechanic on all trips.”