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‘Irritated’ Trump will skip his New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago
It’s a thousand miles away, but President Trump can’t escape the election results. Every year, Trump celebrates New Year’s Eve at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, walking the red carpet surrounded by club members. . But Trump has spent his vacation trip to Palm Beach “focused on the election results and the upcoming certification process in Congress,” prompting him to return to the White House before the ball drops this year, he reports. CNN. On a visit to Lago, Trump “has been in a bad mood” and “has been angry about everything from the election result to first lady Melania Trump’s renovations in her private rooms,” several people told CNN that they talked to him. Trump has also reportedly been concerned that Iran may retaliate for its decision to kill its top general Qassem Soleimani; Trump ordered the January 3 attack on Soleimani from Mar-a-Lago. That’s potentially another reason why Trump wants to return to Washington, one person told CNN. In general, Trump has been largely obsessed with January 6, when Congress, led by Vice President Mike Pence, will convene to affirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. sources tell CNN. Pence reportedly made it clear to Trump that there is nothing he can do to reverse the results, but Trump still spent his trip to Florida pressuring senators to oppose the certification. Still, there’s a sign that Trump has realized that he won’t be in the White House much longer: He’s reportedly “polling” allies to determine whether he’ll go to Biden’s inauguration, he reports. CNN. Trump and the first lady would leave Florida for the White House at 11 a.m. Read more on CNN. More Stories from theweek.com 5 Cartoons About the End of a Very Very Bad Year Are Pandemic Aid Controls Making UBI Inevitable? New Year’s Eve celebrations are reduced, eliminated amid pandemic
