Former US President Donald Trump finally showed up at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, happily shaking his fist. The mystery surrounding his presence loomed as he was not welcome at the event, as organizers announced last week.
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Remember that its financier, Steven Witkoff, and the 45th President of the United States were persona non grata on the site since a partisan meeting (unapproved) was planned in the suite on the roof of the paddocks rented by Witkoff, an extremely wealthy man American businessman.
Through the very exclusive Shell Bay golf club that he recently opened in Hallandale Beach, south of Fort Lauderdale, Witkoff wanted to finance Trump’s campaign by selling tickets at $250,000 each to meet the Republican candidate. six months before the American election.
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The problem is that the strategy reached the ears of the Grand Prix organizers who sent a formal notice to Witkoff warning him to abandon his project, otherwise the rental contract would be terminated. It is in fact not allowed to organize partisan rallies there.
Brief. Donald Trump went anyway. And he raised his fist a lot:
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Entering the paddock lane behind the garages, accompanied by Witkoff, Trump greeted the ton of curious people who were excited by his presence. And he rushed into the garage of the McLaren team where he spoke with the managers.
The candidate for the Republican nomination waved his fist in the air on a few occasions and even his red “Make America Great Again” cap in the pit line, in front of thousands of spectators in the stands.
– With information from François-David Rouleau, JDM
