Trump to return to White House early from Florida holiday

Donald Trump rides in a motorcade vehicle as he departs his Mar-a-Lago resort on Wednesday, a day ahead of the early end to his holiday (Patrick Semansky/AP)

President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday holiday to return to Washington a day earlier than expected on Thursday, for reasons officials did not explain.

The White House announced the abrupt change in the president’s schedule late on Wednesday, hours after Republican senator Josh Hawley said he would raise objections next week when Congress meets to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election.