Trump says 'everybody is calling to thank me' for 'miracle' vaccines and praises America's 'grit' in New Year's message as he returns to DC with Melania amid a showdown with Congress over $2K checks
President Donald Trump returned to Washington D.C. on New Year's Eve amid a fight with Congress over $2,000 stimulus checks, the defense bill and the upcoming certification of the electoral college vote - and he released a New Year's video message claiming that 'everyone is calling' to thank him for the vaccine. Trump and first lady Melania Trump held hands as they walked from Marine One toward the White House with the president splitting off from his wife to go to the Oval Office. The return from Florida came a day earlier than planned and the first couple is missing the annual New Year's Eve gala at Mar-a-Lago, where guests paid $1,000 per ticket, to be in Washington to watch the clock turn over to a new year. Trump also touted his accomplishments with Operation Warp Speed in a bizarre video he shared on Twitter Thursday afternoon. 'Over and over again, we were told it would be impossible to deliver a vaccine by the end of the year,' Trump said in the