Donald Trump Takes A Lap Of Daytona In Cadillac Presidential Limo: Video
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U.S. President Donald Trump attended the 2020 Daytona 500 this past Sunday, serving as the grand marshal for the ‘Great American Race’.
“Gentlemen, start your engines!” the president said over the loudspeaker at Daytona on Sunday, adding “it’s truly an honor to be with all of you at the great American race,” as he addressed the crowd and field of NASCAR drivers.
Trump didn’t just make the opening call at the NASCAR Cup Series season opener. The president also hopped in his General Motors-developed, Cadillac-branded presidential limousine and took a lap of the massive 2.5-mile superspeedway.
The Cadillac limo, nicknamed ‘The Beast’ due to its gargantuan size and rather significant weight, was developed by GM at the special request of the U.S. government. Details on the limousine remain scarce for obvious security reasons, but we do know it is powered by a diesel engine and features styling inspired by the Cadillac CT6.
Trump, an evident race fan that awarded Roger Penske the Presidental Medal of Freedom during a special ceremony late last year, joked that he wanted to take one of the NASCAR Cup Series cars for a spin around Daytona when speaking to media at the race.
“I’m going to hop into one of these cars and I’m going to get into this race if possible. I love the idea,” he said.
Trump went on to declare the Daytona 500 as “a legendary display,” and said that “no matter who wins, what matters most is God, family and country.”
After taking a lap of the speedway and making his opening remarks, Trump boarded Air Force One and returned to Washington D.C. Unfortunately, the Daytona 500 was delayed due to rain and is scheduled to finish Monday night. You can see Trump’s lap of Daytona in the video embedded below.
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Source/photos: New York Post/The Daily Telegraph
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I don’t care what your political views are, its just great to see the Beast taking a lap around Daytona like that. Not only that, but tons of kids who go there will be able to tell their friends at school tomorrow that they got to see the president drive by in his big black Cadillac. Daytona has always been a thoroughly American event, and having the president there made it feel even more so this year. Not to mention that its always cool when Cadillac gets some positive press! “The Beast” articles were flowing this past weekend from lots of publications.
God bless America!
And I guess you’re OK with his private network,FOX Fake News, spamming the Orange Pustule many times too?
Aaaaaaand there’s the village idiot who, like clockwork, has to get political and ruin everything. Where did I say anything about if I was okay with anything about President Trump one way or the other? It’s beyond pathetic when you can take a comment about the president visiting Daytona and turn it into something about Fox News. Grow up and get a damn life.
Shut up, boy. I’m free to post whatever I like here. Pull your head out for some fresh air.
Coming from the guy whose head is filled with dog s h ! t. 🤯
The funny thing is, I never said you couldn’t post whatever you liked, I simply responded to the sad predictability of people like yourself, who turn everything into a partisan hit-and-run.
Interestingly, you telling me to shut up is exactly the opposite of your assertion of being free to post “whatever I want.” Hypocrite much? 😉
The last place you would see John is at a Nascar event; make that any of the negative posters. Who will they blame this fall, the Ruskies again, maybe the electoral college, aliens or even global warming?
God, nascar, guns, glory, guts and biscuit and gravy….for ever……..
The fly over was really cool too. Not often do you get to see Air Force 1 fly flaps down slow at 800 feet. Then the Thunderbirds followed up.
I agree with both of these comments. It was really nice for the fans to see Cadillac One, as it has been called, and Air Force One. After all, they pay for these perks for the president so it was nice that they were shared a bit and they got to see both.
Beyond that sentiment, the new Trump-era limousine is a far better looking effort from GM than the version they delivered in 2009 for President Obama. I’m sure the new car is just as fortified but it’s better hidden, especially when looking at the windshield and rear backlight. Of course it is also sleeker and a bit less truck-like in appearance.
I’d prefer that it be painted navy blue as the Kennedy-era car was and have more stylish wheel covers but it’s already a big improvement. GM took extra time developing it but they did end up with as good of a design as is likely possible given the scale and extreme armored-nature of the vehicle.
That Orange POS is also ruining the paint on Air Force One to look like his 757. What a jerkoff he is. His fragile ego knows no bounds.
So, so triggered! Really sad.
So sad, again,that he wasn’t in Newman’s Ford. The world and most important my country, would be a better place. Rush back to your middle school forum or FOX where you belong. Triggered,huh? You sure were-LOL at you!
The country would be a better place if people such as yourself didn’t drag politics into every facet of life. Your incapacity to do something so basic is telling. Anyway, hope you recover from your obvious current emotional afflictions. Cheers.
Now that’s the real Black wing
Let Donny drive a Nascar. I’m sure nothing could possibly go wrong.
Watching the Beast drive around the track was cool as hell.
Hats-off The President and the First Lady in celebrating the Sport and being an American.
Almost felt like July 4th…in February.
Potato,
You don’t mind that she’s a Soviet borned hooker?
Biff…
She was born in Slovenia, which is in Central Europe. She’s fluent in Five languages. Back in 2001, She was granted permanent U.S. Residency through an “Einstein Visa,” (Green Card issued to immigrants with extraordinary abilities.) and then became a U.S. Citizen in 2006.
How many languages can you speak?
“Trump 2020”
Too bad the Orange Pustule wasn’t in Newman’s Ford. That would be karma.
That indeed would have been the highlight of the race to see white trash Trump in that Ford slamming into the wall hard–champagne corks would have been popping in this house all night long.
For the civilized people in this country, it would be a 30 day party filled with joy and happiness beyond belief.
Notice how he is now releasing all the rats and scoundrels who have been convicted by our rule of law. Trump is the SWAMP.
And those who pleaded guilty!
Sad he has to waste tax money the country has to borrow just to promote himself!
To all the fake name cowards here suffering from #Trumpderangementsyndrome for God’s sake get some Professional Mental Health Counseling. Apparently, your family & friends don’t have the guts to tell you to get help for your issues. Everyone else, enjoy the NASCAR season!
Not sure who you are calling a coward from your cowardly remark. But as a proud American veteran who defended my right to express my opinion under the first amendment. I disagree with your assertion that mental health has anything to do with someone expressing their opinion.
MY “cowardly comment” has my full name attached “Vick”. AND it was addressed at the juvenile Trump haters with MULTIPLE deranged asinine “criticism” above, NOT legit crit as you have posted above. Look at this thread. The unstable Trump haters/ wackos took it over!! It’s a friggin GM info site for God’s sakes!! AND please, quit using your “VET” status as an untouchable sacred cow. You dish it out you are in the line of fire. I assume that was part of Basic Training Sir.
Do you need fries with that? :p
ALL STATES HAVE NOW CERTIFIED TRUMP AS A LOSER AND A SUCKER. AND NOW HE’S PERSONALLY STEALING THE MONEY FROM HIS SUPPORTERS. ANOTHER LITTLE PUSH UP THE BACKSIDE RIGHT DOWN TO THE BALLS.🤣
Cool story bro