Did he leave the White House on Marine 1? In any case it was by air, wasn't it? WR is how far from the WH?
Why did he say something like he had to be "out front"? Makes it sound to me like we are in a war and he is taking "the helm" so to speak. The motion does look to me like he's on a large ship.
Also makes me think of Q drops about line of sight beam riding (LOSBR), rig for red, etc.