Trump caps summer of US 250th birthday with auto race through Washington
Trump led a slow lap in the presidential limousine before waving the green flag as the race drew about 200,000 spectators, organizers said.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump waved the green flag to start the inaugural IndyCar Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., drawing an estimated 140,000 spectators to the capital for the first-of-its-kind open-wheel race.
- Trump signed an executive order in January to bring the race to the capital, framing it as a celebration of America's 250th birthday and managed by a nonprofit organization rather than the government.
- The 1.7-mile circuit forced road closures across Washington, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended the event, noting attendees could purchase $13-$14 beer on the National Mall for the first time.
- While driver Kyle Kirkwood won the Grand Prix, Trump's energetic flag-waving technique went viral, sparking polarized reactions from critics mocking the performance and supporters celebrating the spectacle.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed interest in making the race annual, despite Senator Adam Schiff criticizing the event as wasteful use of taxpayer resources on self-aggrandizing distractions.
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On Sunday, Indy racecars went screaming past the US Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. They were doing it on Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the most heard of streets in the world, which had never seen anything remotely like this before. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix was the first motor race ever held on the National Mall. It was messy, it was deafening, and somehow it came together. By the time the win…
Grandpa Pudding Brains gets to wave the green flag
Distracted from tyranny and destroying every global economic market he can find, Diaper Donnie has a grand ol' time. Dipsy Donald looks positively chuffed, waving an oversized flag to start his Freedom 250 car race, producing the unmistakable expression of a five-year-old who has just been informed that yes, he really does get to do it himself. — Read the rest The post Grandpa Pudding Brains gets to wave the green flag appeared first on Boing B…
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Race cars speed through DC in finale of Trump-backed Freedom 250 series
WASHINGTON — IndyCar took over the streets of the nation’s capital for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the last in a series of events coordinated and promoted by President Donald Trump to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Trump's honor tour was part of the IndyCar event in Washington, the cost of organizing which is estimated to be tens of millions of dollars.
Trump Roasted After Video Of Him Aggressively Waving Start Flag At IndyCar Race Around D.C. Goes Viral
President Donald Trump was widely mocked after video footage of him waving the starting flag for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday went viral.Washington, D.C., hosted the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday, turning downtown streets, including part of Pennsylvania Avenue, into an IndyCar circuit as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. IndyCar owner Roger Penske, a longtime Trump ally who received the Presidential Medal …
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