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BumRushDaShow

(174,483 posts)
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 05:01 AM Tuesday

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/

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Trump hosts IndyCar drivers ahead of Freedom 250 Grand Prix (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
The drivers are itching to rub up against the worst president in our history wolfie001 Tuesday #1
And how much will this entertainment for Trump's inner juvenile cost taxpayers? Lonestarblue Tuesday #2
Another day....another GRIFT. Yeah...I'll bet LeMans and the Indy 500 will Bengus81 Tuesday #3
In joking I predicted this a few years ago. Joke is on me now. I have to stop with the jokes. twodogsbarking Tuesday #4
July 4th has come and gone, and no one cared, thanks to Trump shitting all over it . . . hatrack Tuesday #5
Trmp really seems to believe that being POTUS is just emceeing one tacky spectacle after another. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #6
So true. mdbl Tuesday #11
I'm holding out for Jello wrestling. CaptainTruth Tuesday #13
All future Cabinet nominees must participate. nt eppur_se_muova Tuesday #19
You made me laugh! TRUMP cabinet nominees! CaptainTruth Tuesday #21
Don't give him any ideas! llmart Tuesday #20
Please do not give him any ideas! efhmc Tuesday #23
They need to do bungee jumping from hot air balloons next with Trump going first 😂 cstanleytech Tuesday #7
You call that a race? How about ... JustABozoOnThisBus Tuesday #8
Sounds like an event that will wipe out a bunch of spectators in a crash Bayard Tuesday #9
Exactly what I was just thinking durablend Tuesday #10
"Trump...watched a pit crew change tires in rapid speed" Bread and circus. Grins Tuesday #12
Makes me not want to watch sports altogether since the orange assclown has his grubby paws all over it. Crowman2009 Tuesday #14
Coming soon on stage at the Donald J Trump White House Marcuse Tuesday #15
Did those drivers want to lose? Figarosmom Tuesday #16
So... do the drivers want to lose sponsorships? sakabatou Tuesday #17
In my world relogic Tuesday #18
Was Cheeto sitting in his bumper car? Wonder Why Tuesday #22
So, we might as well start calling this guy 'Commodus'. OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #24

wolfie001

(8,325 posts)
1. The drivers are itching to rub up against the worst president in our history
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 06:38 AM
Tuesday

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.

Bengus81

(10,749 posts)
3. Another day....another GRIFT. Yeah...I'll bet LeMans and the Indy 500 will
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 06:57 AM
Tuesday

be totally forgotten Trump.

hatrack

(65,472 posts)
5. July 4th has come and gone, and no one cared, thanks to Trump shitting all over it . . .
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 07:41 AM
Tuesday

So take your Freedom 250 Vroom-Vroom and blow it right out your ass, Don.

eppur_se_muova

(43,059 posts)
6. Trmp really seems to believe that being POTUS is just emceeing one tacky spectacle after another.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:01 AM
Tuesday

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 ?

CaptainTruth

(8,348 posts)
13. I'm holding out for Jello wrestling.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 11:18 AM
Tuesday

Lime Jello of course.

In the reflecting pool.

With marshmallows.

CaptainTruth

(8,348 posts)
21. You made me laugh! TRUMP cabinet nominees!
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 04:38 PM
Tuesday

It would be a shame if the flesh-eating bacteria got into the reflecting pool.

A real shame.

llmart

(17,809 posts)
20. Don't give him any ideas!
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 04:10 PM
Tuesday

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.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,812 posts)
8. You call that a race? How about ...
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:12 AM
Tuesday

... how about three laps around the Capitol Beltway during rush hour? Let's see what those whining little cars can do in traffic!

Grins

(9,654 posts)
12. "Trump...watched a pit crew change tires in rapid speed" Bread and circus.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 10:42 AM
Tuesday

Another shitty, staged, PR event to link the feral beast to the unwashed.

Crowman2009

(3,666 posts)
14. Makes me not want to watch sports altogether since the orange assclown has his grubby paws all over it.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 12:21 PM
Tuesday

relogic

(450 posts)
18. In my world
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 02:34 PM
Tuesday

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 felon’s voice or the rumble and chaos of million dollar cars crashing toward the eager crowds.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,927 posts)
24. So, we might as well start calling this guy 'Commodus'.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:59 AM
18 hrs ago

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.

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