https://www.ad.nl/den-haag/alleen-rutte-fietst-nog-naar-zijn...
Unfortunately even he had to have personal protection during the last couple of years for a period because of threats against him with respect to an attack or an attempt to kidnap him.
If it were a show of force, it would look like this: https://cdn1.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/landscape...
The current US motorcade’s security features are no doubt a result of previous security incidents that actually happened.
If it was super secure we wouldn't know all this stuff about it.
Elements of it are a show of importance. Like the fact that the cars are shiny Cadillacs and not dull vehicles made by Grumman or the like.
But the security features listed here are mostly intentionally muted and not showy. Like the fact that the vehicle is made to look like a normal Cadillac despite being more custom than not.
>The fact the US President goes on a big motorcade is what allows the Dutch prime minister to promenade himself on a bike ;-)
I compare it to how certain cities in the US and elsewhere declare themselves to be "nuclear-free zones". They have the luxury of performing such virtue signaling because other places aren't nuclear-free.