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Mike Pence Facing Backlash for Ostentatious Motorcade in Texas, ‘More Than Queen Elizabeth!’

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Vice President Mike Pence praised the ongoing work and training taking place at Fort Hood during his two-day stop in Central Texas…and cause quite a stir for other reasons.

“You come from the rest of us, but make no mistake about it, you are the best of us,” VP Pence said during his remarks Tuesday morning.

Air Force Two arrived in Texas Monday evening. During his visit to Fort Hood, he observed a training exercise, participated in a veteran transition roundtable and delivered remarks to U.S. Army uniformed and civilian personnel.

“Anytime a senior leader takes the time out of his day or her day to come visit us, it’s always meaningful,” Col. Michael Schoenfeldt said. “It doesn’t matter if we’re getting ready for training, if we’re getting ready for deployment or if we’re just going to stay right here.”

Vice President Pence recognized Fort Hood’s III Corps Headquarters’ involvement in the fight against ISIS.

“III Corps is playing a leading role in our 76-nation coalition to defeat ISIS,” he said. “In fact, III Corps was there when by March of this year, our Armed Forces claimed the last inch of territory under the black flag of ISIS.”

“As I stand here today, hundreds of your brothers and sisters in arms are deployed in that region, even as we speak,” he added.

Pence also paid his respects at the Fort Hood November 5th memorial to honor the 13 people killed in the deadly 2009 attack.

But what made the news most was Pence’s motorcade through downtown Austin.

Take a look:

I mean, that’s a lot of motorcycles!!

Take a look at Queen Elizabeth’s motorcade:

Twitter had a field day:

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