Amb. Monica Crowley on Freedom 250 GP: We’re Expecting Close to a Million People Descending on Wash. D.C., a Unifying and Magnificent Event

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CROWLEY: "As you know the president really promised the American people the greatest and most monumental celebration in our nation’s history to mark our 250th birthday and that’s exactly what he’s delivered including this weekend which will really be our last major 250 celebratory event which is the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix race You know, the last time Washington D.C. saw a race of this kind Thomas Jefferson was president and it was America’s 25th birthday back in 1801 and they did it with horses This time around we’re going to bring it into the 21st century We’re going to have 25 Indy cars flying around the nation’s iconic streets going upwards of 180 to 190 miles per hour We are expecting close to a million people descending on Washington D.C. for this and it is going to be such a unifying and magnificent event one of a kind"