WATCH: Trump Gets Warm Welcome In Florida From His Supporters After Arriving From D.C. (VIDEO)
Former President Donald Trump received a warm welcome in Florida with his supporters cheering and lining the streets of Mar-a-Lago where he plans to spend his time after exiting the White House on Wednesday.
His energetic supporters waved American flags and held-up signs welcoming him home as they cheered the former president as his motorcade slowly made its way through the streets of Southern Florida.
They also held-up placards such as “We love you President Trump” and “Pres Trump won” along with others bearing the sign “Welcome Home.”
That’s not slowmo, President Trump’s motorcade is slowly making its way east on Southern Boulevard to Mar-a-Lago. As he went by he was waving at supporters @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/Oc59AlsOuc
— Ian Margol (@IanMargolWPLG) January 20, 2021
Local reports said Trump supporters had been lining up for hours along Southern Boulevard between Palm Beach Airport and Trump’s resort to wish him well.
The former president was also seen waving back to the crowd multiple times and doing a thumbs-up sign.
As Trump leaves Washington for the final time as President, in Florida…. https://t.co/2QV9B5KOcb
— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) January 20, 2021
The former Republican president left the nation’s capital Wednesday morning, a few hours ahead of the inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden as the 46th president, that he also skipped — making him the first president to do so since 1869.
President Trump skips inauguration, met by crowd of energetic supporters as he arrives in Florida. pic.twitter.com/qkD5i00lUq
— Real America's Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) January 20, 2021
His supporters — some of them coming from Texas and Georgia — told multiple media outlets that they wanted to “welcome him home” and “show how much we appreciate him.” Others said it’s a way to assure the former president that “he’s not alone, he did a great job and we support him.”
“For the most part, it’s just a somber but at the same time celebratory moment for us to welcome him back home,” said another Trump supporter.
These ladies came from Texas to wave to President Trump on his way to Mar-A-Lago later this morning. @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/iGnmCJR4Rh
— Ian Margol (@IanMargolWPLG) January 20, 2021
Earlier on Wednesday, the now former president bid his supporters goodbye and told a crowd of about 200-300 people gathered at the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland that though his term as president has ended he will be back in politics “in some form” as news floated the idea that he will set-up his own political party to be called “Patriot’s Party.”
“We love you very much,” Trump told his supporters. “This has been an incredible four years.” “It’s been something very special,” he added. “What we’ve done has been amazing by any standard.”
President Trump: It is my greatest honor and privilege to have been your president, I will always fight for you pic.twitter.com/Q1VdiJEOpu
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 20, 2021
“Remember us. We will be back in some form.”
He closed his farewell speech — his last as US President — saying, “Have a good life. We will see you soon.”
Trump left Biden a note
Meanwhile, as Trump left Washington D.C. He also left a letter for President Biden at the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office — keeping up a 32-year old tradition of US President’s leaving a note to the incoming president.
Biden said the message which Trump wrote him was “very generous.”
“The president wrote a very generous letter. I’m not going to talk about it because it was private, so I will not talk about it until I talk to him, but it was generous,” Biden said.
