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President Trump set to visit Daytona Beach as Daytona 500 kicks off

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks before the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday n Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCARs layered relationship with Trump took a sharp turn Monday, July 6, 2020, when Trump blasted the series for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the sports only full-time Black driver of perpetrating a hoax when a crew member found a noose in the team garage stall.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (Alex Brandon, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It appears that President Donald Trump is set to come to Daytona Beach just in time for the Great American Race.

According to officials with the White House, Air Force One is expected to land around 2 p.m. at Daytona Beach International Airport on Sunday, which is after the scheduled start time of the Daytona 500. On Friday, NASCAR moved up the time by an hour to 1:30 p.m. citing weather concerns.

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President Trump’s planned visit to Daytona Beach on Sunday comes one week after he became the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. He also made an appearance at the 2024 Army-Navy college game.

In February 2020, the president attended the race and served as the grand marshal.

No additional information about the visit has been provided at this time, including the reasons for Trump’s arrival in Daytona Beach this weekend.

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Haley is a digital content producer for ClickOrlando.com and first started as a News 6 producer in October 2014. She's a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelors of Arts degree in journalism. She specializes in theme parks and lifestyle writing.

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