Everything Trump touches dies:
The Daytona 500 has been postponed by rain for the first time since 2012, dampening NASCAR's season opener that started with a ballyhooed visit from President Donald Trump. [snip]
The first delay of the day came moments after the presidential motorcade completed a ceremonial parade lap around the 2 1/2-mile track. Trump's armored limousine nicknamed ''The Beast'' exited Daytona International Speedway, and the sky opened for a brief shower that forced drivers back to pit road.
Sad times for Trump- loving NASCAR and its treason- flag- waving racin' fans, who had to wait hours to get through security only to see their hero make brief, fourth- grade- level remarks, take a lap in his limo, then skedaddle off with the Third Lady while they got soaked.The start already had been pushed back 13 minutes to accommodate Trump's trip. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. eventually led the field to the green flag and was out front for the first 20 laps before heavier rain soaked a racing surface that takes hours to dry.
Twitter was quick to notice the #ETTD pattern:
Trump attends Daytona 500 and it gets rained out #ETTD @TheRickWilson— Dean Woodside (@DeanWoodside1) February 17, 2020
He ruined Daytona.#ETTD— Stella McLaren (@MclarenStella) February 17, 2020
Turns out Trump's last appearance at Daytona was in 2001.Know what else happened that day? #ETTD #DaytonaDay #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/iZzR95OsU9— Niedermeister (@mjn1129) February 16, 2020
BONUS I: Fox Sports cut away from Dear Leader's remarks and his car ride, and the Trumpanzees are furious!
BONUS II: Trump's grifting campaign manager Brad Parscale couldn't resist lying about the event, using a photo from George Bush's appearance 16 years ago. Lots of empty seats yesterday. Busted!
Here's the original tweet and the replacement tweet. pic.twitter.com/1Sq2XBuszL— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 17, 2020
BONUS III: Apparently, Trump's triumphant lap around the track was interrupted by a well- placed ad on the teevee:
[The lap] was also bumped for a commercial, specifically a campaign ad for Mike Bloomberg that mercilessly mocked the president. The ad depicted Trump as a broken-down race car that nobody loves.Bwahahahaha.
