Out-of-town note #4 - golf departure

POTUS departed the Trump International Golf Club at 1:23 pm. Motorcade is rolling.

Earlier, a dump truck sounded its air horn as it rumbled westward past the club's entrance while POTUS was within.

As pool waited across the street prior to POTUS's departure, we spotted a bald eagle circling above the club. About half an hour later, what appeared to be a hawk careened back and forth just to the east of where the eagle flew its course.

Earlier footage posted to the WH rapid response account on X showed that POTUS was wearing a white polo shirt and a red Make America Great Again cap as he entered the club this morning in the Beast. He was speaking on a cell phone as he waved at supporters just before the vehicle turned into the club's driveway.

It's hot and sunny: my phone tells me it's currently 82 degrees. The AP could be spotted in the parking lot directly across from the entrance to the club, continuing Schr�dinger's pool duty at a safe remove from we the official ones. As the motorcade departed, POTUS waved out the window of the Beast in the direction of the AP and the roughly five supporters standing there in the sun who appeared excited to catch a glimpse of him.

Michael Birnbaum

White House Reporter

The Washington Post

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