Trump opens “Former President’s Office” in Florida

Washington – Former President Donald Trump on Monday announced the official opening of the “Former President’s Office” in Palm Beach County, Florida, charged with overseeing the official activities of the 45th president in his post-presidential life.

“The office will be responsible for managing President Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances and official activities to advance United States interests and pursue the Trump administration’s agenda through advocacy, organization and public activism, ”the office said in a statement. “President Trump will always and forever be a champion of the American people.”

Mr. Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump left Washington for Florida on the morning of January 20, choosing not to welcome President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to the White House and skipping the inauguration of the new president.

Without access to his Twitter account, which the company banned following the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and Facebook, Mr. Trump has been silent and forced to rely on more traditional vehicles to reach the public and the press in its last days in Office.

Twitter announced on January 8 that it had decided to ban Mr. Trump’s account “because of the risk of further incitement to violence” and limited the use of two other official accounts, which have since been transferred to Mr. Biden for use. Facebook has also locked Mr. Trump’s account indefinitely after the attack on Capitol Hill, although it is asking its independent supervisory board to make a final decision on whether the former president should access his office again. account on Facebook and Instagram.

Although Mr Trump has not announced how he plans to spend his years after the White House and whether he intends to return to politics, he has hinted that he has no intention of staying. out of the public eye. In his final remarks as president before leaving Washington, Mr. Trump told a crowd of supporters “we will see you soon” and “we will be back in one form or another.”

The former president will also face trial in the Senate next month, as the House impeached him a second time for inciting insurgency. The Senate received the only article of impeachment from the House on Monday, and the trial is scheduled to begin the week of February 8.