Former President Donald Trump on Monday departed his residence at Mar-a-Lago for the Palm Beach Airport on his way to New York City to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon.
The route to the airport was lined with supporters holding pro-Trump flags and cheering for the president. Trump entered the airport with an 11 car motorcade.
Most networks carried the historic departure. Trump is the first president in history to be indicted.
Former President Donald Trump’s motorcade departs his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Palm Beach, Florida, as Trump travels to the airport for his flight to New York City for his Tuesday arraignment on charges reportedly related to alleged hush money payments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Former President Trump’s caravan of vehicles leaves Mar-a-Lago club en route to Palm Beach International Airport on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Palm Beach, Florida, to travel to New York City for Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Supporters of former President Donald Trump cheer and wave flags as his motorcade passes by on April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida, as Trump travels to the airport for his flight to New York City. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Supporters of former President Donald Trump wave flags and cheer as they await his motorcade on April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Trang Le, right, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, watches as her husband moves their car, as Trump supporters await his motorcade on Monday, April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Supporters of former President Donald Trump chant and wave flags at a street rally on Monday, April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida, awaiting Trump’s motorcade. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Supporters of former President Donald Trump line a street on Monday, April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida, awaiting Trump’s motorcade. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Janet Castro, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, holds a sign on Monday, April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida, awaiting Trump’s motorcade. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Ngoc Trang, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, waits for his motorcade to Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 3, 2023. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)
Supporters of former president Donald Trump cheer as his motorcade makes its way to Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 3, 2023. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump waves as he boards his plane at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, April 3, 2023, on his way to New York City for his arraignment on Tuesday. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Former president Donald Trump waves at the top of the stairs as he boards his plane at Palm Beach International Airport on Monday, April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida, as he departs for New York City for his arraignment on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The president’s son Eric Trump tweeted out an image of the television monitor from inside the plane, where he was watching the new coverage of their departure.
The plane carrying former president Donald Trump lifts off at Palm Beach International Airport on Monday, April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida, as Trump travels to New York City for his arraignment on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The plane carrying former president Donald Trump lifts off at Palm Beach International Airport on Monday, April 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida, as Trump heads to New York City for his arraignment on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Follow Wendell Husebø on Twitter @WendellHusebø. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality.
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