President-elect Donald Trump boarded Air Force One on Saturday to return to Washington, D.C., for his second inauguration.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump transition team for comment by email on Saturday evening.
The Context
A president-elect ahead of their inauguration gains access to Air Force One as a precaution. The plane takes the president-elect to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
This therefore marks the unofficial start of the second Trump administration.
President-elect Donald Trump, with Melania and Barron Trump, boards an Air Force Special Mission airplane at Palm Beach International Airport January 18 in West Palm Beach, Florida, enroute to Washington, D.C. President-elect Donald Trump, with Melania and Barron Trump, boards an Air Force Special Mission airplane at Palm Beach International Airport January 18 in West Palm Beach, Florida, enroute to Washington, D.C. AP/Lynne Sladky
What To Know
Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications, posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, showing Trump, his wife Melania Trump and his son Barron Trump boarding Air Force One.