Presidents have always used sports to further their own agendas. The current incumbent has identified exactly where he can boost himself the most<\/p>\n
Donald Trump\u2019s appearance at this year\u2019s Daytona 500 was not subtle.<\/p>\n
Named the race\u2019s grand marshal, the president buzzed the speedway from aboard Air Force One, dangling the world\u2019s most advanced airliner above 150,000 Nascar fans the way a parent humors an infant with a spoonful of baby food. Later, from the backseat of the presidential limousine, AKA The Beast, he paced the 41-car field around the oval track before the race. The sight of that 20,000lb machine sticking to the track\u2019s banked lanes at 70 mph blew away the crowd all over again. \u201cThis is your favorite president,\u201d he told the drivers via their in-car radio system. \u201cI\u2019m a really big fan of you people. You\u2019re talented people and great people and great Americans.\u201d The shock and awe spectacle couldn\u2019t have been more fitting of a man who has been taking the country for a ride since he entered public life more than 50 years ago.<\/p>\n
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