U.S. President, Donald Trump made a dramatic entrance at the Daytona 500, taking two ceremonial laps around the track in “The Beast,” the presidential limousine, before addressing the drivers and fans.
Trump, attending Sunday’s Daytona 500, for the second time as president, called the opening event of the NASCAR series a unifying event that possesses a spirit that will “fuel America’s Golden Age” — which he has said would happen under his leadership.
The Beast is the United States presidential state car also nicknamed “Cadillac One”, “First Car”; code named “Stagecoach” is the official state car of the president of the United States.
The car was seen in a video completing two laps as the pace car while Trump addressed the drivers to kick off the Daytona 500.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump does two laps with “The Beast” as the pace car while addressing the drivers to kick off the Daytona 500. #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/jjuS74FY6J
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In a presidential message released as he flew to Daytona Beach, Florida, Trump said the Daytona 500 brings together people from all walks of life in a “shared passion for speed, adrenaline and the thrill of the race.”
“From the roar of the engines on the track to the echo of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ soaring through the stands, the Daytona 500 is a timeless tribute to the speed, strength and unyielding spirit that make America great,” Trump said. “That spirit is what will fuel America’s Golden Age, and if we harness it, the future is truly ours.”
Trump said in his Jan. 20 inaugural address that “the golden age of America begins right now.”
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