Last Updated: 9:46 AM, August 17, 2011
WASHINGTON — President Obama is barnstorming the heartland to boost US jobs in a taxpayer-financed luxury bus the government had custom built — in Canada, The Post has learned. The $1.1 million vehicle, one of two that Quebec-based Prevost sold the government, has been tricked out by the Secret Service with state-of-the-art security features and creature comforts. It\’s a VIP H3-45 model, the company\’s top of the line, and is used by major traveling rock bands. Obama\’s new ride is equipped to carry all the baggage a president needs — including the \”football\” that allows him to remotely control US nuclear weapons. There\’s electronic equipment allowing Obama to communicate and teleconference worldwide. Like his GM-built limousine, nicknamed \”The Beast,\” the bus has armored doors. The president also has large flat-screen TV sets and comfortable couches.
There\’s a bathroom, but unlike on Air Force One, no sleeping area.
The bus was ordered by the Secret Service in July 2010 and delivered two months ago.
The feds bought the two coaches for $2.2 million from Hemphill Brothers Coach, based in Tennessee. It installed custom interior upgrades into the Prevost shell, which accounted for about half the cost.
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