Trump hosts IndyCar drivers ahead of Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Source: USA Today
Updated July 13, 2026, 5:16 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump hosted three IndyCar drivers at the White House and watched a pit crew change tires in rapid speed as he touted the next marquee event he's hosting in the nation's capital: the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
IndyCar drivers Álex Palou, Felix Rosenqvist and David Malukus joined Trump ‒ and brought their Indy cars with them ‒ as the president hailed a race he said will be "an awesome display of American patriotism, raw horsepower and ingenuity."
The free IndyCar race, set for Aug. 22 and 23 and expected to draw 250,000 spectators over the two days, will take place on Washington DC's downtown streets around the National Mall including Pennsylvania and Independence Avenues.
"This will be like no other race ever," Trump said, adding that it comes on the heels of the United Fighting Championship event he held on the White House grounds and Washington's record-breaking fireworks celebration on the Fourth of July. "It will be one of the most unforgettable racing events the world has ever seen."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/13/trump-indycar-freedom-250-grand-prix-auto-racing/90904363007/
wolfie001
(8,325 posts)Pathetic. A blatant racist, homophobe, fraudster, grifter, repeater sex abuser, kills our citizens, starves folks worldwide, took away women's healthcare and made health care unaffordable for many millions. I'm sure many other crimes because the list is so long. I wouldn't spend a second watching that shit. Sorry, not sorry.
Lonestarblue
(13,692 posts)Bengus81
(10,749 posts)be totally forgotten Trump.
twodogsbarking
(20,137 posts)hatrack
(65,472 posts)So take your Freedom 250 Vroom-Vroom and blow it right out your ass, Don.
eppur_se_muova
(43,059 posts)The guy should have stayed on TV, where you can be as trashy as you want, and get as much attention as you want, without causing nearly so much damage.
What's next, the Lincoln Center Rodeo ? Midget wrestling on the Ellipse ?
mdbl
(9,153 posts)CaptainTruth
(8,348 posts)Lime Jello of course.
In the reflecting pool.
With marshmallows.
eppur_se_muova
(43,059 posts)CaptainTruth
(8,348 posts)It would be a shame if the flesh-eating bacteria got into the reflecting pool.
A real shame.
llmart
(17,809 posts)I can see him having a rodeo. Heck, he slings so much bullshit every time he opens his mouth, he can pass for a bull.
efhmc
(17,415 posts)cstanleytech
(28,725 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,812 posts)... how about three laps around the Capitol Beltway during rush hour? Let's see what those whining little cars can do in traffic!
Bayard
(30,931 posts)How exciting!
durablend
(9,540 posts)ETTD
Grins
(9,654 posts)Another shitty, staged, PR event to link the feral beast to the unwashed.
Crowman2009
(3,666 posts)Marcuse
(9,174 posts)
Figarosmom
(15,300 posts)This guy is a curse.
sakabatou
(46,633 posts)Because thats how you lose sponsorships.
relogic
(450 posts)the POTUS would be inclined, even motivated to promote a non-corporate business/initiate that speaks for a non-fossil-fueled, less bombastic, non-ear shattering sport and thus advocating for a more peaceful society.
My fantasy dream is disturbed every time I hear the felons voice or the rumble and chaos of million dollar cars crashing toward the eager crowds.
Wonder Why
(7,586 posts)
OldBaldy1701E
(11,927 posts)Since he is doing the exact same thing that Joaquin Pheonix's character was doing... trying to buy the people with pomp and spectacle without actually being a ruler.
And, like Commodus, he is going to allow everything to fall to shit because actually doing something does not track with his 'dreams of Rome' scenario.
