The dog was photographed next to the president, during a trip made before Christmas

Mar 11, 2013 09:31 GMT  ·  By

Reports have surfaced that Obama, the presidential dog, has his own motorcade and is keeping it throughout budget cuts.

Said reports are based on the photo published above this article, posted by Human Events among other publications.

However, the photo was taken during the president's trip to Alexandria, Virginia, Little Green Football writes. Obama went shopping for Christmas presents and brought the dog along, allegedly buying Bo some items at a pet store.

News of the motorcade coming during publicized sequester efforts have caused quite an uproar. As I detailed before, officials are trying to cut costs and have canceled tours at the White House.

While the tours were not guided, they did involve Secret Service agents being around to restrict access to certain areas of the facility.