Why Donald Trump has all but vanished from the public 16 Apr, 2021 06:20 PM 7 minutes to read President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave Washington. Video / CNN news.com.au On a freezing Washington DC morning in January, US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania strode out of the White House for the very last time. They climbed aboard a helicopter and flew to Andrews Air Force Base, where a small group of supporters and his children and their spouses gathered to hear him bid farewell. Among his remarks about rebuilding the military, saving veterans, growing the economy and his handling of Covid-19, dubbed a "medical miracle", was a final and ominous promise.