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So is president Biden going to camp in the Rose garden ? (Original Post) drray23 Jan 2021 OP
Yes. They will stay there until the WH is ready. nt Phoenix61 Jan 2021 #1
Yes, Blair House elleng Jan 2021 #2
yes for tonight. Blair House MiniMe Jan 2021 #3
Blair House cmeneer Jan 2021 #4
Blair House tonight per tradition, White House tomorrow per tradition. SunStar Jan 2021 #5
i hope, with Biden being Catholic, that he'll invite a priest to exorcise any demons hanging around onetexan Jan 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2021 #7
Trump is actually leaving hours earlier than a departing President normally does. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #8

SunStar

(66 posts)
5. Blair House tonight per tradition, White House tomorrow per tradition.
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 10:50 PM
Jan 2021

The staff always do a thorough clean during the hours between departure of one president and arrival of another. Trump leaving early so he can be in Florida before he's not president anymore will just give them more time. Add in that they contracted special (and expensive) crews to they could high speed deep clean during the time allowed and they'll get it done.

No way they allow Trump the symbolism of keeping Biden from claiming the White House on the traditional timetable.

onetexan

(12,994 posts)
6. i hope, with Biden being Catholic, that he'll invite a priest to exorcise any demons hanging around
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 10:59 PM
Jan 2021

the WH as well. With such evil cooked up in the oval office past 4 years it would be a good thing they're expelled

Response to drray23 (Original post)

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,750 posts)
8. Trump is actually leaving hours earlier than a departing President normally does.
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 12:42 AM
Jan 2021

I've always understood that nothing at all is packed up until the outgoing President, First Lady, and any other resident family members go to Capitol Hill for the swearing in. As soon as they leave, hordes of packers and movers show up, quickly move everything old out, and then everything for the incoming family gets put in place. In normal times, all of the ceremonial stuff and the lunch with Congress and then the Parade take up many hours, they then arrive into their new home with every single thing in place.

This time, with Trump leaving town at about 8am tomorrow (or so I was told by Rachel Maddow) the packers and movers will actually get quite a head start on things.

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