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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence gather to greet Harley Davidson leaders on the White House's South Lawn on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Less than a month after President Donald Trump called for a boycott of Harley-Davidson motorcycles Inc., the organization in charge of his protection ordered one.
The US Secret Service Division last week placed an order for a Harley-Davidson police motorcycle, a decision that the order-related documents describe as an organizational requirement for "cascading support functions." This could include protecting the president, who called for a boycott of Harley-Davidson in August in his ongoing campaign on Twitter to discourage his supporters from supporting the Milwaukee motorcycle company after the announcement in June of a move production abroad.
"Many @harleydavidson owners are planning to boycott the company if the manufacturing moves abroad," wrote Trump on August 12. "Great! Playground, or better."
According to the purchase order documents, Harley-Davidson motorcycles are required for motorcade processors to ensure "consistency of appearance, performance, training and parts with the current fleet of motorcycles." In addition, the motorcycle's order is consistent with the Metropolitan Police and the United States Police in Washington, DC.
Ordering another brand of motorcycle would also require the secret services to spend time training their support technicians "at the cost of thousands of dollars" and that cascade support workers would also require training. The secret service should "duplicate an inventory of spare parts" if the mark was also replaced.
In addition, Harley-Davidson motorcycles are equipped with a sidecar and secret services should purchase additional sidecars to equip a new brand.
As to whether a Harley-Davidson pass could realistically occur for the secret service, the paper says that an assessment could take place "when the current fleet is deemed exhausted and economically unsustainable". However, the current fleet should last "for years to come" if properly maintained.
The Harley-Davidson representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the order. President Trump has not mentioned Harley-Davidson on Twitter since August 12th.
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