Donald Trump and his wife Melania appeared to have a brisk exchange of words during the Freedom 250 IndyCar race around the streets of Washington DC on Saturday, with a professional lip reader describing the conversation as 'intense'.
Footage focused on the presidential couple appeared to capture the pair talking over each other, with the First Lady leaning over to speak in the President's ear before raising her hand. Audio from inside the presidential booth was not available, and would likely have been hard to make out past the wailing engines of the passing cars.
What the lip reader says was said
According to professional lip reader Nicola Hickling, the exchange included the following lines:
Melania: That is private and valuable text.
Donald: Was it enough?
Melania: I don't know.
Donald: Then I need to see it.
Melania: Donald, listen, I'm gonna go.
Donald: Listen, she asked you not to close the door.
Melania: Why?
Donald: It's bad news, but its a bad timing Melania.
Melania: That's crazy.
Melania then whispered in Donald's ear, to which he replied: 'I've had enough of her.' As she pulled back after another whisper, the tail end of what she said was: 'Obviously I'll see and talk to her in the morning.'
Event planning and the winner
Saturday's Grand Prix was the latest in a series of over-the-top events Trump brought to the US capital to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In June, a UFC Octagon was constructed on the south lawn of the White House for a cage fight taking place on Trump's 80th birthday.
The event over the weekend took particularly extensive planning and preparation due to the disruption of the ground-shaking vehicles. Manhole covers reportedly had to be welded down to stop them being sucked up as the cars passed over them, while neighbouring museums and galleries housing historical treasures had to take precautions to avoid them being damaged by the vibrations.
One of the more unwieldy vehicles taking to the course was the Beast, the official presidential limousine, which completed a ceremonial lap before the real action kicked off. Then, 147 laps and around 250 looped miles later, the winner was crowned: 27-year-old Florida native Kyle Kirkwood, who later posted a picture of himself posing with the bald eagle to social media.
