Donald Trump leaves for Christmas break at Mar-a-Lago. Will we see him at the White House again?

As Donald Trump hopped on a plane bound for Florida yesterday, he left behind a cloud of uncertainty in Washington DC.

The Commander-in-Chief will be in his favourite place on earth for the Christmas break: his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

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But before boarding Marine One, Trump made some 11th-hour moves that shocked many on Capitol Hill, including asking Congress to amend a $US900 billion coronavirus relief bill that Republicans and Democrats have spent months negotiating and following through on a threat to veto a massive defence bill.

Whether it was Trump trying to secure a better deal for Americans by asking for the stimulus payments to be more than tripled or a small act of revenge on Senate Majority Leader Mitch…