---
title: "President Trump Plays in Semi-Truck at the White House"
description: "But when a group of truck drivers and trucking CEOs brought along a couple of their big toys to a meeting with President Donald Trump today, you just knew there would be some pretty choice shots coming out of the event."
date: "2017-03-23"
modified: "2017-03-23"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/8596/president-trump-plays-in-semi-truck-at-the-white-house"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "president trump"
  - "Semi Truck"
  - "trucker"
  - "White House"
---

# President Trump Plays in Semi-Truck at the White House

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/03/gettyimages-656961216.jpg>)
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Along with the whole "leader of the free world" thing, being president also means sometimes putting up with a goofy situation. You can have the nuclear codes, but you still have to [stand with a turkey](<https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/11/22/president-obama-final-turkey-pardon>) on Thanksgiving, [hug a giant creepy Easter Bunny](<https://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2015/04/from-the-vault-white-house-easter-egg-roll/george-w-bush-easter-bunny/>) each spring, and generally pose with every special guest that comes stomping through the White House. But when a group of truck drivers and trucking CEOs brought along a couple of their big toys to a meeting with President Donald Trump today, you just knew there would be some pretty choice shots coming out of the event.

With a Volvo VNL 780 and a Mack Pinnacle Sleeper parked out back and a day of healthcare-related meetings on tap, it appears the president couldn't resist taking some time to live out every four-year-old's dream. After greeting the group, Trump surprised everyone by clambering up into the cab of the Mack and giving his best truck driver impression - pretending to steer, mean-mugging, the whole bit.

![message-editor%2F1490311250491-gettyimages-656963864.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1490311250491-gettyimages-656963864.jpg>)
*Honk Honk!, *Getty Images**

When someone pointed out the horn, Trump gave it not one, not two, but six healthy pulls. To be fair, I would've gone for more. After that he closed the door and waved to the crowd, probably wishing he really could drive away, even for a bit.

![message-editor%2F1490311300273-gettyimages-656994006.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1490311300273-gettyimages-656994006.jpg>)
*He ain't lying., *Getty Images**

Later during the meeting, the president was spotted wearing an "I \[heart\] Trucks" pin. Based on the video and pictures, he ain't lying.

https://youtube.com/embed/K-nCfj2u-Q8

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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