President Donald Trump’s motorcade reached speeds just under 100 mph on Thursday as he raced roughly 85 miles from a campaign stop in Denton, Texas, to another in Durant, Oklahoma, after poor weather grounded both his aircraft and helicopters.
With 33 days left until the November midterm elections, Trump had appeared in Denton to back Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico for the Senate seat held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). From there, he was scheduled to travel to the Choctaw Event Center in Durant, Oklahoma, to campaign for Republicans Mike Mazzei, running for Oklahoma governor, and Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK), running for U.S. Senate.
Flight plans fell apart because of what Trump described on Truth Social as a ‘major weather delay.’ He told supporters he would drive to Oklahoma instead.
“To the Great People of Oklahoma, stay tuned — I’ll be there soon! There was a major weather delay, and the planes and helicopters were not able to land, so we’re driving up from Texas,” Trump wrote. “They wanted me to postpone the event, and I said, ‘NO WAY, I’M GOING TO OKLAHOMA!'”
Trump added that his armored vehicle, known as the Beast, was “going faster than it has ever gone before,” and told followers, “It won’t be long. I love you all! See you in a little while.”
Minutes later he posted again: “I’m almost there Oklahoma — 10 minutes!”
Journalist Nick Sortor reported clocking the Beast at just under 100 mph during the drive between the two rally sites.
Trump arrived in Durant nearly two hours behind schedule because of the delay. Addressing the crowd, he said, “Just 33 days from now the people from Oklahoma are going to defeat the radical left Democrats once again.”
The stop marked Trump’s first appearance in Oklahoma since 2020.
