{"id":2607099,"date":"2026-05-26T19:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-it-wouldve-been-unusual-for-trump-to-make-the-trek-to-camp-david\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:10:57","slug":"why-it-wouldve-been-unusual-for-trump-to-make-the-trek-to-camp-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-it-wouldve-been-unusual-for-trump-to-make-the-trek-to-camp-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it would&#8217;ve been unusual for Trump to make the trek to Camp David"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-it-wouldve-been-unusual-for-trump-to-make-the-trek-to-camp-david%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump unexpectedly had his schedule altered this week: he planned to hold Wednesday\u2019s Cabinet meeting at Camp David (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-hammered-for-hiding-at-camp-david-while-afghanistan-collapses\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Hammered For \u2018Hiding\u2019 At ... While Afghanistan Collapses\">presidential retreat<\/a> in Maryland) before traveling to New York,but postponed that trip to the White House because of concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaica-may-have-a-marijuana-shortage-report-says\/\" title=\"Jamaica May Have A Marijuana Shortage, Report Says\">bad weather<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>The article notes Trump\u2019s limited prior use of Camp David during his second term-he visited briefly once last June-and contrasts this with his usual tendency to favor his private properties.It also recounts how earlier presidents have used Camp David as a retreat and points out that the meeting topics are expected to center on Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >health-related scrutiny fallout<\/a> from a Biden decision decline, along with issues involving Iran and the economy. All Cabinet members were expected to attend, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who is set to leave her post on June 30.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> added an unexpected addition to his public schedule this week: a trip to Camp David.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was poised to hold Wednesday\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2618\">Cabinet<\/a> meeting at the presidential retreat and military installation in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland before traveling to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"61\">New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582681\/white-house-nda-proposal-federal-workers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House plans to issue NDAs for federal workers to prevent leaks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582748\/white-house-trolls-cnn-reporters-asleep-analyst-comment\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House trolls CNN reporters for being \u2018asleep\u2019 on air after analyst\u2019s comment about Trump<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4582073\/trump-announces-six-month-physical-went-perfectly\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump announces his six-month physical went \u2018PERFECTLY\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But those plans were upended by the weather, with Trump canning them on Tuesday evening in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBased on the possible bad weather conditions tomorrow, we will be having our Cabinet Meeting in the White House, and will be postponing the Cabinet trip to Camp David,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">president wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stop at the camp, which Trump once quipped was \u201crustic,\u201d would have been unusual considering the president\u2019s public preference for his private properties, such as his golf courses in Virginia, New Jersey, and Florida, or his club, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mar-a-lago\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"518\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a>, in the Sunshine State\u2019s Palm Beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, Camp David is very rustic,\u201d Trump told the <em>Times<\/em> and German Newspaper <em>Bild<\/em> in 2020. \u201cIt\u2019s nice, you\u2019d like it. You know how long you\u2019d like it? For about 30 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has only been to Camp David one other time during his second administration: a one-night stay last June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe White House has organized what will become a regular off campus retreat of principals attended by the President and Vice President,\u201d a White House official said at the time. \u201cThey will meet on a number of issues and topics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During that trip, Trump told reporters he appreciated the privacy provided by Camp David, where members of the press are only permitted with a special invitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camp\u00a0David \u201cprobably\u201d has \u201cbetter security \u2026 than any other place,\u201d Trump said, according to the pool reporter. \u201cWe\u2019ll be meeting with a lot of people, including generals, as you know, and admirals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A shooter died in the hospital on Sunday after opening fire at a Secret Service checkpoint near the White House the prior evening, one month after Cole\u00a0Tomas Allen was charged with trying to kill Trump during the White House correspondents\u2019 dinner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also did not spend much time at Camp David, code-named\u00a0the Naval Support Facility Thurmont, during his first administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was prepared to host the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/g7\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1005\">G7<\/a> leaders meeting at Camp David in 2020 before it was held via teleconference because of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11163\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, in addition to a sit-down with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/afghanistan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"337\">Afghan<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taliban\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"605\">Taliban<\/a> counterparts in 2019 before it was scrapped after a suicide car bomb killed a U.S. soldier and 11 other people in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presidents have used Camp David, previously known as the Shangri-La,\u00a0to various degrees. Most notably, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"697\">George W. Bush<\/a> went there after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for a Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4579262\/trump-health-scrutiny-biden-decline\/\"><strong>TRUMP HEALTH SCRUTINY SHAPED BY FALLOUT FROM BIDEN DECLINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> and the pre-midterm election <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8768\">economy<\/a> are topics expected to dominate Wednesday\u2019s Cabinet meeting, one of almost a dozen convened by Trump during his second administration and most of which have been open to the press corps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All Cabinet members are due to attend, including Director of National Intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1024\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>, who will depart her post on June 30 after her husband was diagnosed with bone cancer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump added a surprise stop this week: Camp David, before his Cabinet meeting and travel to New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2607100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26085571756369.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33354,35471,47814,3634,80303],"class_list":["post-2607099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-camp-david","tag-political-speculation","tag-presidential-history","tag-trump","tag-unusual-events"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26085571756369.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607103,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607099\/revisions\/2607103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}