Washington – Former President Donald Trump announced on Monday the official opening of the “Office of the Former President” in Palm Beach County, Florida, which is tasked with overseeing the official activities of the 45th president in his post-presidential life.
“The office will be responsible for administering President Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances and official activities to promote the interests of the United States and to carry out the Trump administration’s agenda through defense, organization and public activism,” said the office. in a statement. “President Trump will always and forever be a champion of the American people.”
Mr. Trump and ex-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 into the White House and avoid taking office. of the new president.
Without access to his Twitter account, which the company banned after the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol, and Facebook, Trump was quiet and forced to rely on more traditional vehicles to reach the public and the press in his later years. days in the office.
Twitter announced on January 8 that it decided to ban Trump’s account “due to the risk of further incitement to violence” and limited the use of two other official accounts, which have already been transferred to Biden for use. Facebook also blocked Trump’s account indefinitely after the attack on Capitol Hill, although he is asking his independent oversight board to make a final decision on whether the former president should regain access to his Facebook and Instagram account.
Although Trump has not announced how he plans to spend his post-White House years and whether he plans to return to politics, he suggested that he does not intend to stay out of the public eye. In his final statements as president before leaving Washington, Trump told a crowd of supporters “we will see each other soon” and “we will be back somehow”.
The former president will also be tried in the Senate next month, as the House impeached it for the second time for inciting insurrection. The Senate received the only impeachment article from the House on Monday and the trial is scheduled to begin the week of February 8.