President Donald Trump speaks as France’s President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, proper, pay attention throughout a gathering with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, foreground left, and European leaders within the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, confirmed the President’s resolution.
“This is generally the time when the President goes on trip, however not this President,” Ms. Leavitt mentioned, including that there have been “discussions about him working from Bedminster for a few weeks however he determined in opposition to it.”
Bedminster is the situation of his membership in northern New Jersey, the place Mr. Trump usually goes for weekends. He additionally spent some stretches of time in August there for trip throughout his first time period.
The feedback from Ms. Leavitt got here when the White House took a portion of the day’s press pool out to the renovated Rose Garden because the president examined out the world’s new audio system.
Earlier, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted footage exhibiting off new audio system put in as a part of Trump’s makeover of the White House’s Rose Garden.
One of Mr. Trump’s favorite songs, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA,” blares within the video, over a shot exhibiting patio-style tables shielded by yellow umbrellas. The shot later focuses in on an American flag overhead.
Ms. Leavitt subsequently introduced reporters to the Rose Garden and mentioned Mr. Trump was controlling the playlist as crews examined the audio system for “what would be the finest occasion within the historical past of the White House.”
She mentioned the subsequent social gathering there shall be “hopefully quickly.”
Other songs being performed included “Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum. The music was loud sufficient to be heard in different components of the White House.
Published – August 20, 2025 03:31 am IST
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