President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE will not travel to South Florida for the holidays if the government shuts down on Saturday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday.

Sanders made the announcement while speaking to reporters outside the West Wing.

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Trump has been planning to leave Washington on Friday to spend 16 days at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., for Christmas and New Year's. The trip is now in doubt with a partial shutdown looming.