as staff work to farewell one president and welcome another within just hours.Hundreds of workers will today be busy moving the Biden family out of their home of the past four years, cleaning, and preparing it for the next residents — the Trumps.Outside the White House, incoming and outgoing moving trucks will line up as President Donald Trump and incoming First Lady Melania Trump return to their new home.
An American flag atop the White House flies at full-staff, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) (AP)The official move will occur over the next five hours, while inaugural festivities are underway.While Trump is expected to live in the White House, his wife Melania has indicated she would be unlikely to move to Washington full-time in her second go-round as first lady, multiple sources told CNN.Despite this, staff will be on hand to assist the new first family who will move into the White House in just a few hours.Trump tosses pens into the crowd after sweeping executive ordersView GalleryFurniture and art from the official White House collection will be in place, their clothes will be in the closets, and personal effects will be unpacked.Chief of staff to former first-lady Laura Bush, Anita McBride told CNN while it sounds like a chaotic five hours, planning for the move begins almost immediately after the election."It's a very orchestrated, minute-by-minute process where every single person on the team knows their job," McBride said.LIVE: Trump declares 'golden age of America' is starting as he becomes 47th president
Former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump depart the White House for the Capitol. (AP)"It's organised, it's professional, it's also emotional — you're saying goodbye to one family and welcoming another."The team that's there is there to adapt to a new first family and that's the goal today."During his first term as President Trump spent winter weekends at Mar-a-Lago and summer weekends at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, and he is expected to continue to do so.The Bidens have similarly spent significant time at the family's Delaware homes, though the White House has been both Joe and Jill Biden's primary residence on weekdays for the past four years.Discussions about how and where Melania will spend her time are ongoing, the sources said.– with CNN
