Amid the health care hullabaloo on Thursday, President Donald Trump had some fun with trucks:
The event was officially a listening session on health care with members of American Trucking Associations, but the lighthearted photos ricocheted around the internet. Enjoy!
Two 18-wheelers were parked on the South Lawn of the White House for the event.
The president climbed in the cab of one, to the apparent delight of the truckers and CEOs he was meeting with.
He honked the horn, of course.
Here’s video of the moment:
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President Trump climbs into atruck and honks its horn at a White House event with truckingexecutives pic.twitter.com/d2MKdxYc2i
— CNN (@CNN) March 23,2017
President Trump climbs into atruck and honks its horn at a White House event with truckingexecutives pic.twitter.com/d2MKdxYc2i
Truck driving is the top job in 29 states. The industry employs 7.3 million people, and 3.5 million Americans are professional truck drivers. It's a hefty voting bloc.
Source: American Trucking Associations
After the fun, Trump sported an "I love trucks" button for the listening session in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
Twitter lit up with witty takes on the photos:
— Will Jordan (@williamjordann) March 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/bafeldman/status/845004425517285377https://twitter.com/mark_abadi/status/845005318463610880https://twitter.com/barry/status/845003924335738880
The day was even immortalized in a Twitter Moment:
Just after the event, the House GOP postponed the vote on the American Health Care Act that was scheduled for Thursday after 30 Republicans said they wouldn't vote for the bill.
