Why not? Trump establishes 'Office of the Former President' in Florida

Alana Mastrangelo
Breitbart
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:21 UTC

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Palm Beach, Florida residents welcome former President Donald Trump home.

Former President Donald Trump has formally established an official post-presidency "Office of the Former President" in Palm Beach County, Florida.

"The Office of the Former President" will be responsible for managing Trump's "correspondence, public statements, appearances, and official activities," according to a statement released on Monday.

The office will also seek to "advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration through advocacy, organizing, and public activism."

"President Trump will always and forever be a champion for the American People," the statement concludes.

While the announcement might cause some to speculate whether Trump plans to run for the presidency again in 2024, the former president has remained relatively silent since leaving the White House last week.

Some of Trump's silence may be due, in part, to his social media platform of choice, Twitter, permanently banning him earlier this month. Following the ban, many have wondered how the former president will inevitably return to communicating with his supporters.

Trump is expected to be living in Florida post-presidency, where he will be surrounded by a handful of his aides, reports The Hill.

The report added that the former president is said to have been eyeing supporting primary challengers to Republicans whom he feels have wronged him in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, such as Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R), as well as Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who was one of ten Republicans to vote to impeach Trump in the House of Representatives this year.

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Comment: The Washington Examiner adds:

Former President Donald Trump gave nothing away about his plans for life after the White House as he dined with friends at his golf club on Friday.

"We'll do something, but not just yet," he told the Washington Examiner as he sat at his regular table in the Grill Room of the Trump International Golf Club. An aide to the former chief executive then swooped in and swiftly, but politely, ended the interaction.

Those marked his first words to a journalist since he left the White House on Wednesday and flew to Florida.

Allies have said Trump is eyeing supporting primary challenges against Republicans who he feels wronged him following his election defeat, such as Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.), who was one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Trump earlier this month.

The president is readying an impeachment defense team for next month's Senate trial, though he has not commented on it publicly.