On Wednesday, outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will leave for their new residence in Florida at 8:00 am EST (3:00 pm Cairo Local Time), the white house revealed in a statement.
In a farewell speech broadcast yesterday, Trump praised what he had achieved during his term, wishing success to the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden, but without mentioning his successor by name.
Republican Trump refused to fully acknowledge his defeat to Democrat Biden, who won the November 3 election with a majority of 306 of the electoral college votes to 232 for Trump.
Biden's inauguration is scheduled for Wednesday at 12:00 pm EST (6:00 CLT).
The outgoing president will not meet Biden or even attend the swearing-in ceremony as usual in the handover of power. Instead, Trump intends to travel to Florida.
Later today, Biden will take the oath as the new US president. Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris is to be sworn in alongside him in Washington DC, which has been fortified amid fears of civil unrest.
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