Trump’s early return comes at a time when tensions between the United States and Iran are rising.
WEST PALM BEACH.
the President Donald Trump shortened his holidays of new Year’s Eve a Florida and will return to Washington on Thursday, 1 day ahead of schedule for reasons that the White house he did not explain.
the White house announced the abrupt change in the calendar of the president on Wednesday night, hours after the Senator Josh Hawley he said he would raise objections when the Congress meet the January 6 to confirm the victory from’ President-elect Joe Biden at elections of November.
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 for the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on January 3 in a US 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 tips for Iran: If any American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible. Think about it, ”Trump tweeted on Dec. 23.
We hear comments about more attacks on Americans in Iraq, “he added.
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 in the around last month’s election.
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