Order instructs Interior and Transportation to issue permits and approvals 'as expeditiously as possible' for the race

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The Executive Order contains an instruction that the Secretaries issue necessary permits, approvals, and authorizations 'as expeditiously as possible' to plan, prepare for, and conduct the race.

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The White House fact sheet announces that President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the first INDYCAR street race to be held near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The Order tasks the Departments of the Interior and Transportation with selecting a race route, issuing permits, and coordinating logistics including FAA cooperation for aerial operations, and directs coordination with the Mayor of Washington, D.C. The release frames the race as a celebration of American motorsport history and other planned 250th anniversary events such as the National Garden of American Heroes and a proposed Independence Arch.

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Section 3 of the Executive Order "Celebrating American Greatness with American Motor Racing" (Jan. 30, 2026) directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Transportation to take steps to ensure that all permits, approvals, and other authorizations necessary to plan, prepare for, and conduct the Freedom 250 Grand Prix are issued and granted as expeditiously as possible (Executive Order text). The White House fact sheet repeats this language, and Reuters reported on the signed order and its directive to the Interior and Transportation Secretaries to facilitate and expedite permitting for the race. Verdict: True — the official Executive Order text explicitly instructs the Interior and Transportation Secretaries to ensure necessary permits, approvals, and authorizations are issued as expeditiously as possible.

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Update · Jan 31, 2026, 02:04 AMTrue
Section 3 of the Executive Order "Celebrating American Greatness with American Motor Racing" (Jan. 30, 2026) directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Transportation to take steps to ensure that all permits, approvals, and other authorizations necessary to plan, prepare for, and conduct the Freedom 250 Grand Prix are issued and granted as expeditiously as possible (Executive Order text). The White House fact sheet repeats this language, and Reuters reported on the signed order and its directive to the Interior and Transportation Secretaries to facilitate and expedite permitting for the race. Verdict: True — the official Executive Order text explicitly instructs the Interior and Transportation Secretaries to ensure necessary permits, approvals, and authorizations are issued as expeditiously as possible.
Original article · Jan 30, 2026
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