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Trump Presidency Reaches End

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   Donald Trump's four-yeartermas U.S. presidentcomesto a closeWednesday
   with amorning departure from the White House and a final flight on Air
   Force One to the southern state of Florida.

   He is set to get a sendoff ceremony with a red carpet, military band, a
   21-gun salute and an unknown number of guests in attendance.

   Around the same time the flight lands, Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn
   in as the country's new leader, with Trump breaking decades of
   tradition by not attending the inauguration ceremony.

   Trump's future, including any political aspirations, remainsuncertain.

   "I want you to know that the movement we started is only just
   beginning," he said in a farewell video message released Tuesday.
   "There's never been anything like it.'¯ The belief that a nation must
   serve its citizens will not dwindle but instead only grow stronger by
   the day."

   Trumpleaves office under the shadow of becoming the first president in
   U.S. history to be impeached twice, and an unclear start date for a
   Senate trial on charges he incited a mob of his supporters to storm the
   U.S. Capitol two weeks ago.

   He briefly referenced the assault Tuesday, saying Americans "were
   horrified" and that political violence "can never be tolerated."

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