President Donald Trump has cut his Florida end-of-year vacation and will return to Washington on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule, for reasons not explained by the White House.
The White House announced the abrupt change to the president’s schedule on Wednesday night, hours after Senator Josh Hawley said he would object when Congress meets on Jan. 6 to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the election. Elections in November.
Trump’s expected return comes at a time when tensions between the United States and Iran are mounting.
There are concerns in Washington that Tehran could retaliate more military for the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3 during a US drone strike in Baghdad.
Iran’s first response, five days later, was to launch a missile at a military base in Iraq, injuring about 100 US soldiers.
Shia militiamen launched a missile attack on the US embassy complex in Baghdad on Dec. 20. No one died, but Trump said days later that Iran had been warned.
Kind advice to Iran: If Americans are killed, I will hold Iran accountable. Think about it, ”Trump tweeted on December 23. He added, “We are hearing comments about more attacks on Americans in Iraq.”
Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania, arrived at his Mar-a-Lago complex in Florida on the night of December 23 and spent most of his vacation trying to get the likes of the electorate around last month’s election. to change.