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白宫补充称，希夫似乎愿意“诋毁美国”，以发泄他对特朗普本人的敌意
作者：查尔斯·克赖茨，福克斯新闻
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参议员亚当·希夫最新一次对总统唐纳德·特朗普的攻击遭到一名印地赛车老将的反驳，这位老将驳斥了这位加利福尼亚州民主党议员的指控——希夫称总统为了自身“自我标榜”而浪费纳税人的钱。
希夫批评特朗普通过行政命令下令举办华盛顿赛事，并指责总统利用这场赛车运动“盛会”转移美国人对高生活成本和政策失败的注意力。
“当你在为汽油价格发愁时，特朗普却给你上演一场印地赛车盛会，希望你不会注意到这一切，”希夫周日说道。
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左图：亚当·希夫参议员出席听证会；右图：唐纳德·特朗普总统为自由250大奖赛发令。(阿尔·德拉戈/盖蒂图片社；盖蒂图片社)
“更多纳税人的钱被用于他自我标榜的转移注意力手段，而你们还要面对更高的税收和生活成本，”他补充道，尽管大型汽车企业潘斯克集团表示赛事是由其出资的。
希夫在X平台上发布了这番批评，并配上了特朗普挥动绿旗的视频，当时福克斯体育播音员利·迪菲正在宣布比赛开始。
据报道，特朗普将绕自由250大奖赛街道赛道进行荣誉圈行驶
左图：博比·拉哈尔；右图：格雷厄姆·拉哈尔。(芬恩·戈麦斯/盖蒂图片社)
赛车车迷和其他批评者抨击了希夫的言论，其中包括印地赛车车手格雷厄姆·拉哈尔，他提醒这位加利福尼亚州民主党议员，赛事是由私人出资的，并辩称赛事为政府金库带来了收益，因为成千上万的观众前往华盛顿并进行了消费。
“不对，不对，亚当。他希望你们注意到并为身为美国人而自豪，观看精彩的赛车比赛和展现的爱国主义精神，”拉哈尔在X平台上回应道。
车手约瑟夫·纽加登和凯尔·柯克伍德畅谈印地赛车这项“千载难逢”的自由250大奖赛
2026年1月30日，在华盛顿特区，唐纳德·特朗普总统在白宫椭圆形办公室展示一份签署的行政命令，其中概述了在首都街道举办印地赛车赛事的计划，作为美国建国250周年庆祝活动的一部分。(弗朗西斯·钟/政治报/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社)
“不仅如此，这场赛事是私人出资的，并非动用政府资金，尽管它吸引了数千名从未到过这里的人来到华盛顿地区。这就是经济影响力，”拉哈尔说道，他在本次赛事中获得第13名。他的父亲博比·拉哈尔是知名赛车手和高管。
拉哈尔还辩称，此次赛事吸引了原本可能不会参观美国首都的游客。
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“猜猜看，数十万美国民众，无论红蓝阵营，以及来自世界各地的车迷都喜爱自由250大奖赛。”
“这种失败者会发这种帖子？”布莱特巴特新闻编辑乔尔·波拉克补充道，“大家都玩得很开心。”
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正如拉哈尔所言，潘斯克集团承担了赛事的大部分费用。这家总部位于密歇根州布卢姆菲尔德希尔斯和宾夕法尼亚州雷丁的汽车和物流企业由罗杰·潘斯克掌舵，他同时拥有潘斯克车队，该车队在纳斯卡和印地赛车项目均有车手参赛。
当华盛顿的NBC附属电视台在赛道采访潘斯克总裁巴德·登克并询问谁为自由250大奖赛买单时，登克回答：“是我们。”
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“坦白说，我们唯一不承担的部分是，我们通过在赛道沿线搭建的包厢吸引赞助商来筹集部分收入，”登克告诉该媒体，并补充说这并非为了“收支平衡”。
潘斯克并未承担所有费用。据NBC电视台报道，安保工作由当地和联邦执法部门负责，包括通过为重大事件向华盛顿提供的联邦资金。
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白宫也对希夫进行了回击，称这位民主党议员将个人敌意置于美国民众之上。
“‘铅笔脖子’亚当·希夫愿意在美国历史性的250周年诞辰庆祝活动期间诋毁美利坚合众国，仅仅因为他憎恨特朗普总统，这完全是一种耻辱，”白宫发言人戴维斯·英格尔说道。
“加利福尼亚州的优秀民众理应得到更好的对待，”英格尔说道。
前电子行业高管萨姆·安塔尔也回应了这位参议员，称这位议员“在指责特朗普‘花费更多纳税人的钱’之前，显然没有费心去核实究竟是谁为这场赛事买单”。
“希夫看到特朗普就开始打字，跳过了先核实事实这一步。这就是为什么你会主动给自己申请社区注释（注：X平台的事实标注功能），”安塔尔说道。
保守派评论员“坏小子”则发布了一张时任总统乔·拜登与出席白宫草坪晚宴的跨性别和LGBTQ活动参与者的合影作为回应。
“这场赛事是由潘斯克/印地赛车私人出资的，铅笔脖子，”“坏小子”说道。
“但既然我们谈到了纳税人资助的活动，为什么你当初对强迫纳税人花费130万美元在这件事上却无异议？”
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特朗普一直支持美国赛车运动，称赞他与潘斯克的友谊，成为自罗纳德·里根以来首位出席代托纳500大赛的总统，并在竞选集会上接待了多名纳斯卡车手和该赛事前首席执行官布莱恩·弗朗斯。
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Schiff attack on Trump’s DC IndyCar race backfires after driver points out contradiction
August 24, 2026 4:20pm EDT / Fox News
The White House added that Schiff appeared willing to ‘trash the United States’ to fuel his own animus toward Trump
By Charles Creitz, Fox News
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Sen. Adam Schiff’s latest attack on President Donald Trump was challenged by an IndyCar veteran who pushed back on the California Democrat’s charge that the commander-in-chief was wasting taxpayer funds for his own “self-aggrandizing.”
Schiff criticized Trump for ordering the Washington race by executive order and accused the president of using the motorsports “spectacle” to distract Americans from higher costs and policy failures.
“While you struggle with the cost of gas, Trump offers you the spectacle of an IndyCar race hoping you will not notice,” Schiff said Sunday.
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Sen. Adam Schiff sits in a hearing, left; President Donald Trump commences the Freedom250, right.(Al Drago/Getty Images; Getty Images)
“More taxpayer money spent on his self-aggrandizing distractions. And you get higher taxes and higher costs,” he added, although major automotive firm Penske said it bankrolled the event.
Schiff posted the criticism on X alongside video of Trump waving the green flag as FOX Sports announcer Leigh Diffey got the race underway.
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Bobby Rahall, left; Graham Rahall, right.(Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
Race fans and other critics lambasted Schiff’s comments, including IndyCar driver Graham Rahal, who reminded the California Democrat that the race was privately funded and argued it benefited government coffers because thousands of spectators traveled to Washington and spent money.
“No, no, Adam. He wanted you to notice and bask in the pride of being American, watch great racing and patriotism on display,” Rahal responded on X.
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President Donald Trump displayed a signed executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C., outlining plans to launch an IndyCar race on the streets of the nation’s capital as part of America250 celebrations.(Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Not only that, this was privately funded, not government although it drove thousands of folks to the DC area that have never been. That’s economic impact for you,” said Rahal, who finished 13th in the event. His father, Bobby Rahal, is a well-known motorsports driver and executive.
Rahal also argued that the event brought visitors to Washington who might not otherwise have seen the nation’s capital.
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“And guess what, hundreds of thousands of Americans, blue & red, as well as fans from all over the world loved the Freedom250.”
“What kind of loser posts this?” added Breitbart editor Joel Pollak. “People had fun.”
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As Rahal noted, Penske Corporation picked up most of the race tab. The automotive and logistics company, based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Reading, Pennsylvania, is led by Roger Penske, who also owns the Team Penske racing organization with drivers in NASCAR and IndyCar.
When Washington’s NBC affiliate interviewed Penske President Bud Denker at the track and asked who was paying for the Freedom250, Denker responded: “We are.”
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“When I say vast, the only part we’re not paying is, we’re raising some revenue by having sponsors with the suites I’m building [along the course],” Denker told the outlet, adding it was not intended to be a “break-even” venture.
Penske did not cover every expense. Security was handled by local and federal law enforcement, including through federal funding provided to Washington for major events, according to the NBC station.
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The White House also fired back at Schiff, saying the Democrat put his personal animus ahead of the American people.
“It’s a complete disgrace that Pencil-Neck Adam Schiff is willing to trash the United States of America during its historic 250th birthday celebrations simply because he hates President Trump,” said White House spokesman Davis Ingle.
“The great people of California deserve better,” Ingle said.
Former electronics executive Sam Antar also responded to the senator, saying the lawmaker “apparently didn’t bother checking who actually paid for the race before blaming Trump for ‘more taxpayer money spent’.”
“Schiff saw Trump, started typing, and skipped the part where you check the facts first. That’s how you end up volunteering for your own Community Note,” Antar said.
Conservative commentator “Bad Hombre” replied by posting an image of then-President Joe Biden posing with attendees at a White House lawn gala featuring transgender and LGBT activists.
“The race was privately funded by Penske/IndyCar, pencil neck,” Hombre said.
“But now that we’re on the topic of taxpayer-funded events, why were you cool with forcing taxpayers to spend $1.3 million on this?”
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Trump has shown support for American motorsports, praising his friendship with Penske, becoming the first president since Ronald Reagan to attend a Daytona 500 and hosting several NASCAR drivers and the circuit’s former CEO, Brian France, at campaign rallies.
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