Let's start with the fact it was not in The Beast. It was in one of the SUVs.

[Stinky The Clown]

It is easier for a . . . uh . . . large, slug-like creature to lean over the front seat, grab someone in the clavical region and even put one's corpulent digits on the steering wheel.

None of this is likely possible in the less voluminous confines of The Beast.

Source: WaPo's Carol Leonig on MSNBC.

[Ocelot II]

1. I would pay money to see that.

Jabba the Trump oozes forward and extends his pseudopods that end in little baby hands, to try to grab the steering wheel and somebody's neck. Although it's a terrible reflection on the fact that millions of morons thought this creature belonged where he was in the first place, the actual event must have been bizarrely comical.

[zipplewrath]

2. It's actually quite cramped

IIRC, the beast currently can only hold 4 people. 2 facing aft and two facing forward. And even at that it is basically shoulder to shoulder in there.

[cbabe]

3. My understanding is the vehicle used is called the beast. Just

as air force one is for the plane used, not a specific plane.

[Raine]

4. Surprising no glass between driver compartment

and passenger area, apparently there should be for safety.