Mr. Trump goes to Washington — again.
President-elect Donald Trump started his official return to Washington Saturday afternoon to prepare for his historic inauguration.
The Republican, along with wife Melania and youngest son Barron, waved to a crowd of supporters as he boarded a US military airplane supplied by President Biden in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was later seen arriving at Dulles Airport after 7 p.m.
For the trip up to D.C., daughter Ivanka, 43, and her husband Jared Kushner, 44, were spotted boarding that aircraft Saturday afternoon.
Trump, 78, ditched his navy and crimson “Trump Force One” for the specially configured Boeing 757-200, typically used by high-ranking officials and referred to as “Air Force Two” when carrying the vice president.
Both planes sat on the tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport before Trump’s departure Saturday — with his middle son Eric, 41, and daughter-in-law Lara, 42, opting to jet set on his father’s private plane instead.
The plane will land in Dulles, Va.
Trump’s arrival marks the start of a weekend of preparations for his Monday inauguration, which is set to take place in the Capitol Rotunda for the first time in 40 years due to extreme cold weather conditions.
The president-elect is holding a reception and fireworks show Saturday night at his golf club in Virginia with a crowd of 500 guests.
On Sunday, he will lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery and then hold a “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” inside the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington.
He will then spend the night at Blair House — across from the Executive Mansion he’ll call home for the next four years — and take tea Monday morning with outgoing President Biden, 82, before heading to the Capitol.
He is set to be sworn in at noon local time before delivering his inaugural address.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump, First Lady Melania, and Barron just safely landed in Washington, D.C. in an Air Force jet.
God bless this family that has given up everything to save this country! pic.twitter.com/5Si3w1YF9M
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) January 19, 2025
