The flurry of speculation was triggered by sightings of ambulances, vans filled with Secret Service personnel, a helicopter, and other emergency vehicles leaving the estate. However, it soon emerged that the commotion was merely part of Vice President-elect JD Vance's motorcade. Despite this clarification, the hashtag "Pray for President Trump" had already started trending on social media platform X.
As reported by The Post Millennial, Trump's communications director Steven Cheung was quick to dismiss the incident as a false alarm. He criticized the media for creating an unofficial 'pool' and accused them of overreacting. "The press has set up a fake, unofficial 'pool' because they want to feel important about themselves. In this case, some idiot at CBS overreacted and set off the fire alarm for no reason thinking they were going to get the scoop of a lifetime. F*cking dummy," Cheung wrote.
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The initial reports of the incident began circulating on social media platform X around 4:30 pm. Andrew Feinberg, The Independent White House correspondent, was among the first to report the situation. He tweeted, "NOW: Per pool, 2 ambulances and several vans that appeared full of Secret Service have left Mar-a-Lago in the last few minutes." He later clarified that his information was based on a note from the CBS TV pool crew near Palm Beach.
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Feinberg further reported that the protective pool, a CBS TV crew, had also spotted "about 20-25 cars, two ambulances and a helicopter hovering above" entering Mar-a-Lago a few minutes before the vans and ambulances were seen leaving. He later confirmed that it was a "false alarm."
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In a subsequent Twitter thread, Feinberg explained the origin of the false alarm. He revealed that a CBS producer, whom he did not name, had sent a pool note stating, "Two ambulances and a couple of vans full of what looked like secret service officers just drove out of MAL. I captured the motorcade coming into MAL via iPhone. Will feed shortly." This note was disseminated to a group of reporters covering the Trump transition.
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Conservative consultant Arthur Schwartz pointed the finger at CBS News’ Allison Novelo, accusing her of "peddling disinformation because she's desperate to make a name for herself." Mike Cernovich, a prominent conservative commentator, echoed this sentiment, stating, "Trumps not even in office and already the hoaxes have begun." This incident underscores the need for careful verification of information before it is disseminated, particularly in the high-stakes world of political reporting.
