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Bryony Clarke
Apr 11, 2017

In a week when airplane seats have apparently been in short supply, one lucky German Shepherd was able to nab his own seat on a flight from Palm Beach to Washington DC on Monday.
Glimpse of Secret Service dog on flight back from Palm Beach Trump duty. Sat quietly in his own seat next to handle… https://t.co/wyZtlHIjyK— Kelly O'Donnell (@Kelly O'Donnell) 1491838792
A pair of pointed ears sticking out from the seat in front was spotted by NBC journalist Kelly O’Donnell, who couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a picture and make a bad pun on Twitter.
"Tails" from my Palm Beach>DC commute. In flight neighbor, a law enforcement German Shepherd with own seat. Good boy.— Kelly O'Donnell (@Kelly O'Donnell) 1491825288
O’Donnell is a political reporter who had been covering Donald Trump’s visit to his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, over the weekend – his 16th such trip in just over 11 weeks.
It is understood the German Shepherd was a Secret Service dog and part of the president’s security team.
Inevitably, O’Donnell’s post sparked a slew of bad dog jokes on Twitter.
@KellyO @MicahGrimes It irritates me when I'm sitting behind Secret Service dogs and they lean their seats back.— Mike Wilson (@Mike Wilson) 1491838988
@mWilstory @yashar @KellyO @MicahGrimes It's worse when they bring their puppies. All that yipping and scratching the back of my seat--ugh.— MmeDF (@MmeDF) 1491840112
Some saw the irony that a dog got better treatment than the doctor who was dragged off a United Airlines flight on Monday
@KellyO Would like to see someone try to drag that guy out of his seat for overbooking.— Steve Bouchard (@Steve Bouchard) 1491839123
@VeeeKaaay @KellyO Got way better treatment than the doctor on United.— Donna Pierce (@Donna Pierce) 1491845757
But other users saw the picture as evidence of the enormous cost of the president’s frequent trips to Florida.
Trump is said to be returning to Palm Beach yet again for the Easter weekend. It is estimated each trip costs the American taxpayer upwards of $3million.
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