Trump Will Take Lap at Daytona 500

[applegrove]

Trump Will Take Lap at Daytona 500

February 16, 2020 at 2:19 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 126 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/02/16/trump-will-take-lap-at-daytona-500/

"SNIP.....

A portion of the presidential motorcade, including President Trump and first lady Melania Trump, will take a lap around the speedway before the start of NASCAR’s Daytona 500 on Sunday CNN reports.

They’ll be riding the car known as “The Beast.”

.....SNIP"

[applegrove]

1. I hope it is a convertible and i hope they go at race speed.

[Rorey]

3. Now THAT I would watch! NT

[Rorey]

2. I can hardly wait........

To miss it.

[Newest Reality]

9. LOL!

Well, there may also be a victory lap dance afterwards. Who knows.

[abqtommy]

4. Is there any reason why Democrats can't come up sith some of the solid public relations

stunts like this? It's obvious that they're effective, at least in developing a feeling of nausea in me.

[Newest Reality]

5. What an interesting coincidence!

Just sayin'.

[Windy City Charlie]

6. He's making this about himself

He won't leave, as if he thinks that crowd is there to see him and not the race!

[Lindsay]

8. It's his biggest rally

EVER!!!

[FirstLight]

7. Damn

I was hoping they'd strap him in one of the race cars and let him attempt to drive...

and maybe he'd crash into a wall of something....

That would be nice

[Windy City Charlie]

10. He took so long adoring the attention

Now the race is being delayed due to rain. If it weren't for Trump, this race could have started 30 minutes sooner.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Maybe he can inspect the wall up close. I've raced on Daytona's high banks and

you need to go fast.

[mwooldri]

17. Only left turns in that race...

I suggest the car goes in the same direction as his politics - hard right....

[smirkymonkey]

12. South Park did a NASCAR episode. Kind of reminds me of this.

[soryang]

13. The Blue Angels flew by Daytona just a little while ago

I wonder if the two were coordinated. How much does that cost?

[soryang]

21. Correction it was the USAF Thunderbirds

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/02/nascar-daytona-500-thunderbirds-video

The article says it was their only sports event this year.

Although the Thunderbirds did a flyover during the national anthem at the 2019 Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their only sporting event this year is NASCAR’s biggest race.

[Aristus]

14. It will be the first time I've ever rooted for the concrete barriers.

n/t

[Ms. Toad]

15. Of course he will. He has an abnormal fascination with anything he perceives as a muscle vehicle.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

16. Look at all the empty seats.

This is not a political observation. Seriously, the crowds aren’t there they way they used to be.

[Elwood P Dowd]

19. The race was a sellout.

Stands were pretty much full until the rains came. Overall though, auto racing has suffered a steep decline in attendance the past few years.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

20. The fans must be waiting for the rain to stop. NT

[Windy City Charlie]

18. He's not even staying to watch the race

They just said Air Force One is about to depart the airport, and the race hasn't even started because of a rain delay. Obviously, it was nothing more than a publicity stunt.