President Donald Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he has been monitoring the U.S. strikes on Iran carried out in coordination with Israel.
Trump has not been accessible to the White House press since Friday and is expected to return to Washington later Sunday.
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8:00 PM President Trump departs Palm Beach, Florida, en route Washington, D.C.
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