The White House on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) mentioned President Donald Trump referred to as off his conventional summer season vacation in northern New Jersey due to the ongoing talks to finish the battle in Ukraine.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, confirmed the President’s resolution.
“This is normally the time when the President goes on vacation, but not this President,” Ms. Leavitt mentioned, including that there have been “discussions about him working from Bedminster for a couple of weeks but he decided against it.”
Bedminster is the placement of his membership in northern New Jersey, the place Mr. Trump usually goes for weekends. He additionally spent some stretches of time in August there for vacation throughout his first time period.
The feedback from Ms. Leavitt got here when the White House took a portion of the day’s press pool out to the renovated Rose Garden because the president examined out the world’s new audio system.
Earlier, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted footage exhibiting off new audio system put in as a part of Trump’s makeover of the White House’s Rose Garden.
One of Mr. Trump’s favorite songs, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA,” blares within the video, over a shot exhibiting patio-style tables shielded by yellow umbrellas. The shot later focuses in on an American flag overhead.
Ms. Leavitt subsequently introduced reporters to the Rose Garden and mentioned Mr. Trump was controlling the playlist as crews examined the audio system for “what will be the best event in the history of the White House.”
She mentioned the subsequent social gathering there shall be “hopefully soon.”
Other songs being performed included “Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum. The music was loud sufficient to be heard in different components of the White House.
