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Donald Trump ‘will fly to Florida hours before Joe Biden inauguration’

Abbianca Makoni
·2 min read
<p>According to the Palm Beach Post, Melania Trump recently visited a private school in Boca Raton that the couple’s teenage son Barron is due to attend.</p> (via REUTERS)

According to the Palm Beach Post, Melania Trump recently visited a private school in Boca Raton that the couple’s teenage son Barron is due to attend.

(via REUTERS)

Donald Trump is reportedly set to leave the White House for the final time as president on Wednesday morning, just hours before Joe Biden’s inauguration, to fly to his beachside home in Florida.

The 45th president's decision to skip the inauguration of his successor makes him the first living US president in more than a century to choose not to attend the regular exchange of power.

Although the details of Mr Trump’s post-presidential life have been clouded in uncertainty, several US news outlets have reported that he intends to live at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach resort, with his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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His decision not to attend Mr Biden’s ceremony was announced two weeks ago, two days after a mob of his fans ransacked the US Capitol building in a violent riot which left five dead.

Mr Trump is expected to leave Washington at 8am, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.

The Associated Press, also citing a person familiar with the planning, said there would be a departure ceremony at Andrews air force base, with a military band, red carpet and 21-gun salute under discussion.

It was also reported that several White House staff are likely to work for Mr Trump and his family from their new Florida base.

According to the Palm Beach Post, Melania Trump recently visited a private school in Boca Raton that the couple’s teenage son Barron is due to attend.

Last week, a Reuters photographer snapped White House advisor Peter Navarro leaving the West Wing with a photo of the US-China delegation with Trump and Xi Jinping and pallets of unfolded boxes being delivered to the Executive Office Building on the White House grounds.