'Beer On The Mall': Here's How Trump Goons Are Defending D.C. Grand Prix Amid Backlash

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended Sunday's Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a Trump-approved IndyCar street race circling the National Mall, largely by touting that beer would be sold there for what he called the first time — despite beer having been sold on the Mall before. The 1.7-mile circuit sent cars past monuments and museums at up to 180 mph, prompting flight suspensions and widespread road closures.

Trump signed an executive order in January to bring the race closer to reality, took an honorary lap, and waved the green flag to start it, having previously promised it would be 'like no other race ever.' A nonprofit organized the event, which drew sponsorships from companies doing business with the federal government, raising ethics concerns given its proximity to Trump world.

D.C.-area commuters reported doubled travel times, and preservationists warned about potential damage to murals inside a federal building along the route. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum also promoted the race heavily, fielding questions about manhole covers along the temporary track.

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When the top-line defense of a federal spectacle is that a beverage was available — a beverage that was, in fact, previously available — the argument has done everything except make itself. The rest is the familiar arrangement: an executive order, an honorary lap, a nonprofit shell, and sponsors who happen to hold contracts with the very government waving the flag. Ordinary people paid for it in doubled commutes and grounded flights, which is the only part of the arrangement that ran on schedule.

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