Video of Trump Waving at 'No person' at NASCAR Race?

The final Sunday in Could is usually known as the Biggest Day in Motorsport — avid racing followers within the U.S. can rise up early to look at the Monaco Grand Prix, then flip over to the Indianapolis 500 and finish the day with NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600.

On that day in 2024, no less than one former U.S. president was having fun with a few of the motion. Donald Trump visited the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the working of the Coca-Cola 600. One explicit clip of Trump on the racetrack went viral on social media websites like X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok as a result of it appeared to point out the previous president waving to followers, besides no followers might be seen. The president gave the impression to be surrounded by tarmac.

Snopes readers wrote in and requested us if the video was actual. We have been in a position to conclusively show that the video was actual, although it is unclear whether or not Trump was really waving to “no person,” and in that case, why.

We discovered loads of proof from multiple sources that confirmed Trump was on the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600, with footage displaying him greeting followers and speaking with drivers. Nonetheless, it took some time to ultimately hit upon the viral clip, as a result of because it seems, Trump waving at a “non-existent crowd” is actually something that’s been captured on video multiple times.

On this case, we ultimately discovered the unique video from sources on X. The video was posted by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications, on Could 26, 2024, the day of the Coca-Cola 600. Provided that the video got here from a Trump marketing campaign official who frequently posts videos of the previous president on the marketing campaign path, we have been in a position to verify that the video was actual. 

This solely confirms that the video was actual, nevertheless. There have been some folks sitting within the grandstands; nevertheless, it is unclear whether or not Trump was waving to them, particularly since they have been so far-off from him. One other counterargument is that there may merely be folks Trump was waving to not proven within the video. 

If he was waving to no person (as he is been documented doing earlier than), why he was doing so is a distinct story. One believable rationalization is that Trump’s workforce was filming him waving with a purpose to use it in future marketing campaign ads, the place enhancing methods may make it appear to be Trump was waving to followers.

We must always be aware these sorts of potential gaffes — waving at “no person — are sometimes utilized by political commentators on each side of the aisle to recommend their unfavored candidate is senile and subsequently unfit to carry the workplace of president.

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