Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) went after President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE over climate change and the recently signed North American trade deal on Tuesday night while responding to his State of the Union address.
Sanders, who previously delivered his own response to the president’s address to Congress in 2018 and 2019, predicted during his remarks on Tuesday night that Trump had delivered his final State of the Union speech.
“I just listened to Donald Trump’s third, and what I believe to be his very last, State of the Union address,” Sanders told a crowd of supporters in Manchester, N.H.
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The progressive senator went on to slam Trump’s economic message, pointing specifically to what he said was growing income inequality under the Trump administration.
“When Donald Trump was a candidate to president, he promised the American people that the wealthy would not benefit from this tax plan,” Sanders said. “He lied.”
We just listened to Donald Trump’s third, and what I expect, will be his very last, State of the Union Address. My response: https://t.co/rQhY1wssXq
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 4, 2020
Sanders in his remarks also hit Trump on the recently passed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, reiterating his stance that the trade deal does not do enough to help Americans. He went on to criticize Trump for not mentioning topics such as climate change and gun control on Tuesday.
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“It is equally as important to discuss what President Trump refused to talk about,” Sanders said. “In the year 2020, how can a president of the United States give a State of the Union speech and not mention climate change?”
He wrapped up his response on a unifying note, calling it an “unprecedented” moment in history and saying that Americans can move forward together.
Sanders has delivered his own responses to Trump’s State of the Union addresses since 2018, in addition to Trump’s first joint address to Congress after taking office in 2017.
His response came as early results out of Monday night’s Iowa caucuses showed Sanders in second place behind former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D).
The senator’s response followed the Democratic Party’s official response to Trump’s speech, delivered by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as well as the Spanish-language version, delivered by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas).
Trump’s speech focused on touting his achievements as president ahead of his reelection campaign this year. The president cited economic growth, securing U.S. borders and protecting the U.S. from foreign enemies.
Tensions were apparent in the House chamber on Tuesday, with Trump appearing to neglect to shake Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Pelosi: Georgia primary ‘disgrace’ could preview an election debacle in November MORE’s (D-Calif.) hand at the beginning of the speech and the Democratic leader later taking her copy of his speech and ripping it up.
Fewer collections,
longer lasting creations – rarely before did the future of slow fashion
look so realistic. Swedish slow fashion label Asket focuses on an ascetic
lifestyle; less is more. This is why the Stockholm-based brand has been
concentrating on timeless basics and only one permanent collection since
its founding days in 2015. FashionUnited spoke with Asket co-founder August
Bard-Bringéus about managing a transparent supply chain, the effects of the
corona crisis and possibly offering clothes for women soon.
German fans of the brand were recently happy to hear that Asket is
stepping up its efforts in the country. Are you planning to customise your
approach for different markets?
Asket started with one website, one language and one payment method to
keep everything as simple as possible for a unified concept. We then grew
organically and wherever a small group of Asket fans emerged, we increased
our attention. Together with Sweden and the UK, Germany is one of our focus
markets. Our warehouse is located in Germany and therefore, most items can
be delivered within 24 hours – not only in Germany. But otherwise there
will be no adjustment, because this is quite costly and does not correspond
to our basic idea. So if for example the website would be translated, then
a German customer service has to follow and we don’t have the capacity for
that at the moment.
But the German customer is very interested, very progressive, travels a
lot and perhaps expects our website to be international. Therefore it can
be positive that everything is in English. If we were a traditional company
where growth is all that matters, we would have done it long ago, but as a
niche company, we rather focus on a better, sharper product.
You almost answered my next question – what does the typical Asket
customer look like – if he exists?
He is about 30 to 32 years old, urban, progressive, does not follow
fashion trends, but wants to know what the future has to offer, what is the
latest, the smartest. Asket is almost anti-fashion, so the label appeals to
many people, from 16-year-old football kids to 70-year-old pensioners. Some
want minimalism, some want our special sizing system, some love us because
we are provocative, some like our circular business model.
In times of Corona, have you noticed more demand for your label? How
has the pandemic affected your business?
It has been quite a rollercoaster ride; everything here was turned
upside down, the whole hierarchy of needs. Since mid-March, it has been
more about ‘how are my parents doing, how is my grandma, how are my
friends’ instead of a general buying mood. For us, sales plummeted by 70
percent during this period and we set up a contingency plan because we did
not know how long this would last.
We had to actively intervene, cut our budget by 50 percent and reduce
working hours; one employee even had to be let go, but the situation
recovered relatively well by April/May. We work on a better cost basis and
as an online-only company, we are very well equipped, with slow fashion
especially as we are not dependent on seasons and we made it so far without
sales and discounts. How the situation will affect demand in the long term
remains to be seen.
How has the crisis affected your supply chain?
We pay many orders in advance and were able to communicate well with our
suppliers. We were able to agree with larger suppliers that we would accept
all the goods, but that we would need better payment terms. We were then
able to pass these on to smaller suppliers and thus reallocate resources as
needed. We visit every single supplier at least once a year, so we know
them personally. It also depends on how many new projects we have, then
more frequent visits may be necessary.
Two years ago, Asket introduced for all products that make
tracing the origin of each part possible. How has this been received?
Much has happened since launching the labels. By now, other brands have
followed suit – even large companies such as H&M, which, however, only
specifies the first factory. In the meantime, many progressive companies
have joined the trend towards more transparency. This helps to raise the
standard among customers. We have subconsciously tightened up the
customers’ criteria. For many, traceability labels are just a bonus.
Let me add that traceability is not synonymous with sustainability, that
is nonsense. What we want to do is to calculate and indicate the footprint
etc. based on transparency and traceability. After all, no product is
sustainable per se, all products have a footprint. But you can also use
products longer and thus increase their sustainability.
Last but not least, we would like to know where August buys his clothes
when he is not wearing Asket?
(laughs) Meanwhile we offer 32 products, so like many people in the
office, I wear only Asket. But we do not make bags, belts and accessories.
When it comes to shoes, I prefer Allbirds, they are great in terms of
communication and product. Otherwise I also buy second-hand or for bags,
for example, from Swedish brand Sandqvist.
Even though many of your garments are unisex, at the moment you are
focusing on men – is something planned for women as well?
We have many female fans, about 15 to 20 percent of our followers on
Instagram are women. We have about 60 percent female employees on the team
and they all wear Asket. Given these facts and our goal to end the era of
fast fashion, we plan to offer products for women in the not too distant
future too.
Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE said Friday that he would not have ordered the drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani if he had been in the White House.
Asked at a Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire whether he would have approved the attack, Biden was direct.
“No, and the reason I wouldn’t have ordered the strike is there isn’t any evidence yet of an imminent strike that was going to come from him,” Biden said.
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Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was targeted and killed in Iraq last month in a U.S. drone strike authorized by President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE.
The strike sent shockwaves through the Middle East and led to a tit-for-tat between the U.S. and Iran that ended last month after Tehran launched a missile attack on a U.S. base in Iraq. That attack did not kill any Americans, but dozens are said to have suffered brain injuries.
Biden’s response to the question of whether he would have authorized the strike on Soleimani was more direct than the answer offered by former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE, who said moments earlier that he would have had to review U.S. intelligence before deciding on the strike.
“It depends on the circumstances,” Buttigieg said.
Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE brushed off lackluster early returns in the New Hampshire presidential primary on Tuesday, saying that it was time to look at more diverse states such as Nevada and South Carolina for guidance in the Democratic nominating contest.
“It is important that Iowa and Nevada have spoken, but, look, we need to hear from Nevada and South Carolina and Super Tuesday and beyond,” Biden told a crowd of supporters at a rally in Columbia, S.C.
Biden’s speech came as votes in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary were still being counted. He left the Granite State earlier on Tuesday to travel to South Carolina, the fourth state to vote in the presidential nominating contest and the first in which black voters make up a majority of the Democratic electorate.
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Appearing alongside Rep. Cedric RichmondCedric Levon RichmondMore than 6000 attend George Floyd’s Houston viewing States plead for cybersecurity funds as hacking threat surges Democrats lobby Biden on VP choice MORE (D-La.), the former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Biden noted that the vast majority of black voters — “99.9 percent,” he said — “have not yet had a chance to vote” in the primary race. For Latino voters, he said, that number was 99.8 percent.
“I’ve said many times: You can’t be the nominee, you can’t win the general election as a Democrat unless you have the overwhelming support of black and brown voters,” he said.
Back in New Hampshire, Biden was languishing in fifth place. With more than half of precincts reporting, the former vice president carried less than 10 percent of the vote in the Granite State, a showing that largely fell short of expectations.
Still, he insisted that he would continue to campaign in Nevada, which holds its Democratic caucuses on Feb. 22, and in South Carolina, which holds its primary on Feb. 29, before moving on to the swath of Super Tuesday states on March 3.
Biden is banking on strong support among black voters to propel his campaign beyond the struggles of the first two nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, and South Carolina is seen as something of a firewall for his campaign.
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But there are signs that that base of support may be cracking for Biden. A Quinnipiac University poll released on Monday showed his support among black voters nationally dropping to 27 percent — a more than 20-point drop since a Quinnipiac poll in January. Meanwhile, candidates such as former New York City Mayor Michael BloombergMichael BloombergEngel scrambles to fend off primary challenge from left It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process Liberals embrace super PACs they once shunned MORE and Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) appeared to gain support.
In his speech in South Carolina on Tuesday night, Biden cast himself as a steadfast ally of the black community but noted that black voters too often went unrewarded for their support for the Democratic Party.
“Too often, your loyalty, your support, your commitment to this party have been taken for granted,” he said. “And I give you my word as a Biden, I never, ever, ever will.”
Democratic presidential candidate Tom SteyerTom SteyerBloomberg wages war on COVID-19, but will he abandon his war on coal? Overnight Energy: 600K clean energy jobs lost during pandemic, report finds | Democrats target diseases spread by wildlife | Energy Dept. to buy 1M barrels of oil Ocasio-Cortez, Schiff team up to boost youth voter turnout MORE said Sunday that he expects better results in Nevada and South Carolina than he saw in Iowa and New Hampshire because of the increased diversity in the upcoming primary states and his “inclusive” message.
Steyer said on ABC’s “This Week” that his on-the-ground support in Nevada and South Carolina, which are “dramatically more diverse” than Iowa or New Hampshire, could give him the necessary momentum.
“What it also says is that I’m putting together a coalition of people, including specifically African Americans and Latinos, who are responding to a message that is inclusive,” he said. “And I’m putting together the kind of coalition that we’re going to have to have in November 2020 to beat Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE.”
Asked why he thinks the outcome for his campaign could be different in Nevada and South Carolina, Tom Steyer points to a “coalition” of people, including African-Americans and Latinos, “who are responding to a message that is inclusive.” https://t.co/P6iz1jjwYE pic.twitter.com/Z1nNPOdnnk
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 16, 2020
The billionaire philanthropist has emphasized the importance of mobilizing minority voters within the Democratic party, saying Sunday the party needs “the entire diverse coalition of Democrats to show up” in 2020.
“This Week” host Martha Raddatz pointed to polls showing Steyer’s support among minority voters is “far behind” former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE’s in South Carolina and didn’t surpass 0 percent in recent national polls.
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Steyer responded that he needs “a great result” to gain “attention so people can learn who I am.”
“If I can show there that I can put together a coalition and take that with momentum into Super Tuesday with the kind of diverse coalition that I believe I’m building and I believe I will show, then that will give me the momentum and people will have to look at me as a serious candidate,” he said.
Asked how he can succeed without gaining more support from minority voters, Tom Steyer tells @MarthaRaddatz he intends to show in Nevada and South Carolina “that I can produce a great result” and “actually have some attention so people can learn who I am.” https://t.co/P6iz1jjwYE pic.twitter.com/AZR8GzkYgI
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 16, 2020
Steyer finished in Iowa with 0 percent of the vote and no delegates after spending $16.4 million on ads in the state. In New Hampshire, he received 4 percent of the vote but zero delegates after funneling $19.8 million on ads there.
Democratic presidential candidates ripped Mike Bloomberg over his stop-and-frisk policy at Wednesday’s debate, with the former mayor of New York City saying he has apologized for the controversial practice.
Bloomberg said he was “embarrassed” by the policing policy that disproportionately targeted communities of color, adding that he’s learned from those mistakes.
“I’ve sat, I’ve apologized, I’ve asked for forgiveness, but the bottom line is that we stopped too many people … and we got to make sure we do something about criminal justice in this country,” Bloomberg said.
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Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE snapped that it didn’t matter “whether he apologized or not,” saying the policy itself was “abhorrent.”
“It was in fact a violation of every right people have,” Biden said, adding that the Obama administration sent monitors to analyze the effects of stop and frisk and advised Bloomberg to end it.
Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) piled on, saying his apology was inadequate for focusing on “how it turned out” instead of “what it was designed to do in the first place.”
“It targeted communities of color. It targeted black and brown men from the beginning, and if you want to issue a real apology, then the apology has to start with the intent of the plan as it was put together,” she said.
“You need a different apology here, Mr. Mayor,” she added.
Bloomberg, who was taking the Democratic debate stage for the first time since entering the race in late November, became a target for the other candidates right off the bat.
A recording from 2015 surfaced last week in which he defended stop and frisk, saying “95 percent” of “murders and murderers and murder victims” are male minorities between 16 and 25 years old.
The Iowa Democratic Party announced Friday it will recount the caucus results of 23 precincts after the presidential campaigns of Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE raised concerns over the tallies.
Sanders and Buttigieg requested recounts of 10 precincts and 54 precincts, respectively. The Iowa Democratic Party said it will review the results from all 10 of Sanders’s precincts and 14 of Buttigieg’s precincts, for a total of 23 precincts after an overlap.
The party said the recount, which will be conducted by appointed recount administrators under the supervision and direction of the Iowa Democratic Party Recanvass/Recount Committee, will start Tuesday and is expected to last two days.
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The recount will follow a recanvass of specific precincts that showed Sanders and Buttigieg within thousandths of a percentage point of one another in the state delegate equivalent count, the traditional metric by which a winner is declared in the state.
Buttigieg holds a narrow lead in that count but, due to caucus rules, leads Sanders by two delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Current tallies show Sanders won the most votes in the contest, and both contenders have declared victory in the state.
The Iowa caucuses were first thrust into chaos earlier this month after reporting inconsistencies and technical issues with a new app delayed the final results for several days and sparked widespread confusion as to who the victor was in the race. Troy Price, the chairman of the state Democratic Party, resigned last week in response to the fiasco.
The confirmation of the recount comes just one day before the Nevada caucuses, where Sanders is anticipated to perform well.
Buttigieg currently leads in the national delegate count in the primary race, though Sanders has enjoyed a surge of momentum following his narrow victory in the New Hampshire primary, and is expected to post top-tier finishes in the coming contests.
Two Florida Democrats are suing to keep Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) off the party’s primary ballot and to prevent the state from certifying the votes he receives.
Frank Bach, a retired letter carrier, and George Brown, a retired social worker, filed the complaint in Leon County Circuit Court on Monday, alleging Sanders should not be included in the state’s Democratic primary because he identifies as an Independent.
The Florida primary is scheduled for March 17.
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The two Tallahassee residents are asking the Florida Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee, both of which are named as defendants, to disqualify the Vermont progressive from the ballot and block certification of his votes.
“The plaintiffs have the right to cast their March 17 Democratic presidential preference primary votes for those who are really Democrats, not independents, and are entitled to this court’s protection of their right to vote for a Democrat, with the results not diluted by Defendant Sanders’ unlawful participation as an independent interloping improperly in the (primary),” the complaint says.
The complaint acknowledges that it’s too late to remove Sanders from all ballots, as thousands of Floridians have already voted by mail.
“Defendant Sanders is clearly an independent and is clearly not a Democrat, by his own definition,” the complaint said. “His current ‘day job’ is as a United States senator and he has consistently, proudly asserted his service in that role as independent.”
The two Florida residents are represented by Karen Gievers, who is married to Bach, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
She said in a statement to The Hill that the plaintiffs don’t understand why Sanders did not switch his affiliation and become a Democrat before the certification deadline.
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“Since he did not change his affiliation, he clearly continues to be an Independent, which means he can run for president in Florida, but as an Independent, not as a Democrat,” Gievers said in a statement.
The lawsuit comes at a time when Sanders is extending his delegate lead over other White House hopefuls. Sanders won the nominating contests in New Hampshire and Nevada and came in a close second in Iowa.
Several Democratic lawmakers are sounding the alarm as Sanders, who identifies as a democratic socialist, gains popularity, warning that his policies are too liberal to beat President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE.
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) holds a slim lead in the North Carolina Democratic primary, according to a Meredith College poll released Friday morning.
The Vermont senator leads the race with 19.5 percent of registered voters polled, just barely ahead of former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, who sits at 17.9 percent in the poll. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg sits just behind Biden with 17 percent.
Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE received 10.9 percent and 10 percent in the poll, respectively. No other candidate registered double-digit levels of support in the poll.
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Sanders, Biden and Bloomberg all sit within the poll’s 3-percentage point margin of error, while 31 percent of those surveyed said they are not completely certain of their choice with just a few days left before votes are cast.
The polling is in line with other polls, as the RealClearPolitics average of polls in the state shows Sanders surging to a 1.3 point lead. Just two weeks ago, the same average had Biden in the lead by more than 6 points.
North Carolina is set to vote on Super Tuesday, when campaigns will be stretched thin across a number of high-delegate states including California and Texas, as well as nearly a dozen others.
The Meredith College poll was conducted with a population of 1,024 registered voters between Feb. 16-24. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.
FIA president Jean Todt says a return of Formula 1 to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would be good for the sport, insisting the Penske-owned venue has “all the ingredients” to host a Grand Prix once again.
Roger Penske, who acquired the Speedway earlier this year, has alluded in the past to a return of F1 to the Brickyard where it raced from 2000 to 2007 on the track’s road course.
“These are things that’d be premiere events at Indianapolis. We’re gonna put our shoulder into this,” the 83-year-old legend said last spring.
Liberty Media is also sparing no effort to try and add more US rounds to its calendar in the future, with an event in Miami likely on the cards in the future.
And Todt, who got a chance to tour the Speedway this weekend ahead of the 104th running of the Indy 500, views the old Brickyard’s improved infrastructure as a perfectly suitable venue for F1.
“The responsibility of the calendar is with the commercial rights holder, but clearly Indianapolis has all the ingredients of a Formula 1 venue, all the facilities,” the FIA chief told reporter from Motorsport.com.
“Roger Penske and his group have taken the lead, and I was very impressed with what I saw this morning.
“All the improvements have been done in a very short time. Roger has already achieved quite a lot with facilities that were already very impressive.
“Indianapolis is a kind of Silicon Valley of motor racing in the U.S. so of course if the Formula 1 commission proposed to have a race at Indianapolis, it would be very good for Formula 1.”
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On the eve of Sunday’s Indy 500, Todt praised the world of motorsport for its efforts in getting many series up and running amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
“I think it’s remarkable and commendable to see all the efforts that have been done in different championships – in Formula 1, in Formula E, in endurance, in IndyCar and all motorsport categories – to make motor racing alive again at this time,” Todt said.
“The easy solution would be to wait until life is back to normal, but we don’t know when it will be. So it’s essential to restart and I commend all the work that has been done, including of course at Indianapolis.”
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