{
  "id": 2873933,
  "title": "Donald’s big day out at Washington’s IndyCar race – from furious flag-waving to dubious weather forecasting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/donalds-big-day-out-at-washingtons-indycar-race-from-furious-flag",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T21:39:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/donald-trump-indycar-race-dc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US president, pushing on with Freedom 250 festivities, makes over nation’s capital for Trump rally on wheels Kyle Kirkwood wins Freedom 250 IndyCar race after Trump waves the green flag He got the wrong end of the stick. Donald Trump couldn’t figure out how to hold the green flag until his wife, Melania Trump, and Command Sgt Maj Matt Williams set him right. Then the US president waved the flag…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}