(CNN) He described it almost like monastic seclusion: a month-long self-exile in the White House with only armed guards as company. "I was waving to them," President Donald Trump recalled of greeting the machine gun-toting agents patrolling the grounds. The administration has referred to the facility as the "Winter White House." Like all presidents, Trump travels with a large retinue of staff that keep him connected at all times, including at Mar-a-Lago. It's all a more welcome environment for Trump than snowy Washington, which Trump has come to regard as hostile.

Source: CNN February 02, 2019 13:18 UTC