Posted on 10/13/2017 6:01:44 PM PDT by markomalley
Touring the suburban facility where Secret Service agents sharpen their skills, President Donald Trump applauded on Friday as his press secretary rolled up in a Dodge Charger after taking a hair-raising spin around a driver training course.
The smell of burnt rubber permeated the air as the car carrying a smiling Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House social media director Dan Scavino and Ronnie Jackson, Trump’s doctor, returned to the starting point at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Maryland after its driver navigated an obstacle course of orange cones at high speeds, screeching on the turns.
Big smiles were on everyone’s faces as they got out of the vehicle.
Huckabee Sanders said by email that the experience was "amazing" and showed the "incredible skill" of the Secret Service.
Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, was on his first visit to the facility, which belongs to the federal agency that is charged with providing around-the-clock protection for the president and his immediate family.
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Sounds like fun!
As I know myself & most guys, we’d want to play with EVERYTHING!
What ever happened to that SS jerk who said she’d never take a bullet?
Maybe they used her for target practise - being shot with paintballs.. Hey those things really sting though..
My son’s college borders their facility. They hear gunfire and stuff often.
Oh, what a beauty. I had a 59, same color, same removable hardtop. I worked it over for more power, and with 4.56 gears it was stout.
Had a friend with a ‘68 Charger.
140 mph with him left the green vinyl on the dash under my fingernails
It was classed as C modified sports at the drag strip and timed at a 12.00 seconds quarter mile. The worlds record at that time for C modified was 12.97 seconds.
My dad wrecked it while I was gone to play in the SEA War Games.
Priced one like it on line a few minutes ago. With a stock 283 they wanted $80,000.
I meant 11.97 not 12.97 for the worlds record. Damn fat fingers.
The fastest I had the Vet was 147. It was still gaining but I came to my senses, before the curve coming up a 1/2 mile ahead.
The drum brakes were iffy? LOL!
I’ve had occasion to drive past that place. The road there is good enough for a burst of speed if you know when to back off.
President Trump stopped his scheduled take off of Air Force One to make sure the police officer was okay.
The police officer was African American (black, but I use the term Dr. Alveda King would want me to: African American, not black)
President Trump has respect for people he is not a racist.
I used to live in apartment that Donald Trump's father built and eventually Donald Trump owned but lost due to bankruptcy.
I have some very INTERESTING STORIES about that. Period.
Let me guess: Chuck Schumer will say that this trip is a waste of taxpayer money (having suddenly gotten religion on fiscal discipline), while poor families will suffer from a withdrawal of (illegal) 0-care subsidies.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Maybe to you. Ack! I would not like it. Scary stuff. . (Yeah, I’m a girl. )
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