Video: President Trump Leaves The White House For Final Time

January 20, 2021
Written by Martin Walsh

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President Trump took off on Marine One at 8:17 a.m on Wednesday morning, departing the White House for the last time, en route to Florida.

A small number of staffers and supporters gathered on the South Lawn of the White House to cheer off the president as he makes the short hop to Andrews on Marine Two.

Before leaving, the president spoke to those gathered and called his term the honor of a lifetime.

Their helicopter is now heading to Joint Base Andrews, where Trump is expected to deliver his final remarks as president at a send-off ceremony and then will board Air Force One to travel to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

Check out some of the videos and pictures below:

The day before leaving office, Trump issued two executive orders to provide protection for law enforcement as well as adding people to his National Garden of American Heroes.

Trump’s first order calls for removing “undue” barriers to law enforcement officers obtaining concealed carry licenses, allowing federal prosecutors to obtain concealed carry licenses and expanding protection for federal judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers.

Trump’s other order adds dozens of names to the list of Americans to be honored with statues in the new national monument he announced on Independence Day 2020.

“Judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers should not have to choose between public service and subjecting themselves and their families to danger,” President Trump wrote in the order. “Accordingly, I am ordering enhanced protections for judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers.”

In his other executive order, the president added others including former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former NBA player Kobe Bryant and conservative thinker William F. Buckley to his national monument.

This isn’t the only recent action that Trump has taken.

Last week, Trump signed a presidential memorandum that intends to secure the United States government-supported research and development against foreign interference and exploitation.

“Today, President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on Securing United States Government-Supported Research and Development. This Presidential action strengthens the protections of United States Government-supported research and development (R&D) against foreign government interference and exploitation,” said a statement from the White House Press Secretary.

“The open and collaborative nature of the United States R&D enterprise underpins America’s innovation capacity, science, and technology (S&T) leadership, economic competitiveness, and national security. Today’s action by President Trump ensures that Government-supported research can occur in an open environment and foster new discoveries for the benefit of our Nation while also protecting intellectual capital, discouraging research misappropriation, and ensuring the responsible management of United States taxpayer dollars,” the press release added.

“America must remain the world’s leader in S&T during this era of great power competition, and today’s signing builds on the long and successful history of actions taken by President Trump to protect American technology from adversaries. This whole-of-government approach to R&D security will protect America’s technology and innovation advantage.  Whether in trade, military cooperation, or S&T research, President Trump refuses to let other countries take advantage of America,” it continued.