Donald Trump on Wednesday exited the White House for the last time as the United States President to board a flight to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, which will be his permanent home after he failed to win his re-election bid.
Trump, 74, has already announced that he will not attend the inauguration of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as the Vice President, becoming the first president to skip his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson in 1869.
He left the White House on the Marine One presidential helicopter along with his wife Melania.
IMAGE: US President Donald Trump walks next to First Lady Melania Trump as he departs from the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump and Melania leave the White House to board Marine One ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, in Washington, DC. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump, a Republican, became the first US president to lose a re-election bid since 1992. In 1992, George H W Bush failed to win his second bid for the White House. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump and Melania left the White House on board the Marine One presidential helicopter. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump departs the White House aboard Marine One, in Washington, DC. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
IMAGE: The President and the First Lady took a flight around the US capital on board the Marine One before landing at the Joint Base Andrews. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
IMAGE: Washington DC is under militarised fortification meant to prevent a repeat of the riot by his supporters earlier this month. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
IMAGE: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner with their children, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr attend the departure ceremony of the outgoing President at the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
IMAGE: Melania looks on as Trump speaks at the Joint Base Andrews. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
IMAGE: In his remarks at the Joint Andrews Air Force Base, Trump said: 'It is my greatest honour and privilege to be your President.' Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
IMAGE: While he wished the next administration 'great luck', Trump did not mention President-elect Biden by name. 'Will be back in some form,' he said amidst loud applause from his supporters. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
IMAGE: The Trumps board the Air Force one for their departure to Florida. There is speculation that Trump might soon announce his 2024 re-election bid. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
IMAGE: Trump said he just wanted to walk over and say 'goodbye' and it will 'not hopefully be a long goodbye'. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters
