Inauguration: Where will Trump be on inauguration day of Joe Biden?
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Donald Trump has stated that he will not attend Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.
Trump will be only the fourth U.S. president to skip the inauguration of his successor (John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson also skipped the great days of their successors), but it is not entirely clear where he will be. the day Biden takes the oath. office.
Washington D.C.
Trump announced that he would leave Washington D.C. on the opening day, so we know it will at least start its day in the nation's capital.
He said he plans to have a farewell ceremony for him when he leaves Washington prior to Biden's ceremony later that day.
According to some reports, Trump plans a 21-shot salute and will treat the event with the same pomp and ceremony expected of a visit from a foreign dignitary.
While the details of the farewell are still uncertain, it is clear that Trump will leave Washington and head to his "Winter White House."
Florida
According to reports from Bloomberg, it appears that the president is establishing permanent residence for him at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The complex has been Trump's home away from home for many years, and the host of conservative Floridians will likely be far more welcoming to the president than the largely liberal New York City where he previously resided. The president declared himself a Florida resident in 2019.
Last month, the Miami Herald reported that Melania Trump took a tour of Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, which is about 40 minutes from Mar-a-Lago.
Other reports suggest that Trump's apartment in the complex is being renovated.
Trump has a significant base of support in Florida and the state's Governor, Ron DeSantis, was a constant ally of the president. That doesn't mean everyone is happy that the president is moving into the next job.
Several of the people who would become Trump's neighbors sent a letter to Palm Beach administrators rejecting the possible move. Residents pointed to an agreement Trump signed in 1993 that turned the complex into a business, prohibiting anyone, including himself, from living in the complex.
Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner recently bought land in Miami, and Trump's other children are also looking for homes in South Florida.
Scotland
Florida isn't the only place Trump has a getaway; the president also has a couple of golf courses and a resort in Scotland.
Rumors that the President would flee to Scotland to avoid humiliation on January 20 began when a Scottish newspaper reported that a worker at Prestwick Airport, which is located near Trump's Turnberry resort, claimed that the facility was awaiting arrival. of a U.S. Army on January 19.
After speculation that Trump had an imminent trip to Scotland planned, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a statement effectively banning Trump from entering the country.
"We do not allow people to come to Scotland without an essential purpose at this time and that would apply to him, just as it applies to anyone else," Sturgeon said. "Coming to play golf is not what I would consider an essential purpose."
With Scotland's leader effectively lighting up a nationwide no-vacancy sign, it seems that any rumor that Trump would sneak out to play golf in the highlands has been effectively debunked.
Texas
Speaking of discredited ideas, while the Scotland rumor may have been the result of a misunderstanding or a legitimate change in schedule, there is a rumor about the possible whereabouts of the president on inauguration day that is based entirely on a senseless conspiracy. marginal.
Some of Trump's most loyal and delusional supporters believed that Trump's trip to Alamo, Texas to visit the border wall earlier this week was not just a publicity trip, but was the beginning of his grand plan to take back the House. Blanca from Biden's hands.
Talk from the fringe world of Trump's digital worshipers included rumors that Texas would announce its secession from the United States and that the president would take refuge there and start his new administration.
Actually, Trump just showed up, met with ICE agents, signed the border wall, and denounced the violent mob on Capitol Hill as the Democrats.
