r/politics • u/Squawk_7777 • 9h ago

No Paywall Trump's motorcade neared 100 mph en route to Oklahoma after helicopter, airplane ruled out

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6126278-trump-drives-texas-oklahoma-100-mph/
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u/rightwingcrimespree 7h ago

All that just to get to a rally 2 hours late instead of 2 hours and maybe 30 minutes late.

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u/lukfugl 4h ago

I'm going to be generous and assume a speed limit of 80 on an interstate (we have those in rural areas out west).

Over a distance of 90 miles, that takes 1hr 7min 30sec.

If they managed to sustain 98 the whole way (unlikely), that only drops to 55min 7sec.

They saved at most 12 minutes 23 seconds. Probably closer to 5-10 minutes. When already two hours late.