Donald Trump shortens his vacation and returns to Washington

West Palm Beach, Florida – The president Donald Trump shortened his New Year’s holiday in Florida and will return to Washington on Thursday, a day earlier than expected, for reasons that the White house he did not explain.

The White House announced the abrupt change in the president’s calendar Wednesday night, hours after the senator Josh Hawley said he would raise objections when the Congress meet on January 6 to confirm the victory of the president-elect Joe Biden in the November elections.

Trump’s early return comes at a time when tensions between the United States and Iran are rising. There are concerns in Washington that Tehran may order more military retaliation over the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani occurred on January 3 by an American drone attack in Baghdad. Iran’s first response, five days later, was to launch a missile at a military base in Iraq that wounded about 100 U.S. soldiers.

Shiite militants launched a rocket attack on the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad on December 20. No one was killed, but Trump said days later that Iran was warned.

“Some friendly advice for Iran: If any American is killed, I will hold Iran accountable. Think about it,” Trump tweeted on Dec. 23. He added: “We hear comments on more attacks on Americans in Iraq.”

Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania, Arrived at his Sea-to-Lake resort in Florida on the night of Dec. 23 and spent most of his vacation focused on trying to change the will of the electorate around last month’s election.