Mr Trump, joined by first girl Melania Trump, exited the manager mansion onto the South Garden shortly earlier than 815am.
A small group of reporters and administration staffers stood behind a rope line.
Mr Trump made transient feedback over the roar of the rotor blades saying it “was the honour of a lifetime” and mouthed “thanks” to the press.
He added that he simply desires to “say goodbye” and “we love the American folks”.
He then added: “It gained’t be an extended goodbye.”
The Trumps travelled on Marine One for the brief journey to Joint Base Andrews, the place the president made remarks to a crowd of supporters earlier than they boarded Air Drive One for a ultimate flight to Palm Seashore, Florida.
The presidential helicopter did a short lap round Washington, DC, together with over the Capitol, earlier than heading in the direction of the airbase.
At Andrews, Hail to Chief performed because the president and first girl arrived and a 21-gun salute was fired by Howitzers.
The primary couple took to the stage smiling and waving. The Trump household and shut aides stood close by and have been first to be thanked by Mr Trump. Ivanka and Don Jr have been each seen welling up.
“Folks don’t know how onerous this household labored. They labored they usually labored for you. They might’ve had a a lot simpler life.”
After he thanked the primary girl for her “nice grace and wonder and dignity”, Ms Trump made transient remarks of her personal, thanking everybody for his or her love and help.
In his personal speech, Mr Trump admitted: “We weren’t an everyday administration.”
He touted his report in unscripted remarks within the type of a lot of his marketing campaign appearances — focussing on the financial system, and referring to the coronavirus pandemic previously tense.
“I’ll at all times struggle for you. I shall be watching. I shall be listening,” Mr Trump stated.
“I want the brand new administration nice luck and nice success,” he stated earlier than claiming credit score for laying the groundwork of any financial rebound which will come after the pandemic subsides.
He instantly added: “I believe they will have nice success, they’ve the muse… we put it ready prefer it’s by no means been earlier than.”
Mr Trump didn’t point out the identify of his successor, President-elect Joe Biden.
Mr Trump additionally thanked Vice President Mike Pence and second girl Karen Pence with whom a rift has reportedly shaped because the 6 January assault on the US Capitol. Mr Pence was not on the White Home previous to the Trumps departure.
“That is goodbye, however we shall be again in some type,” the president stated. “So have life. We are going to see you quickly.”
YMCA by the Village folks then blared from the audio system as the primary household boarded Air Drive One. Wheels up was at 9am.
Air Drive One flew low over Mar-a-Lago because it approached Palm Seashore, giving the outgoing president a view of his new house.
Wheels down was roughly 11am, journalists on board report that the president didn’t go to the press throughout the flight, and ignored shouted questions on the tarmac.
Joe Biden takes the oath of workplace at noon changing into the forty sixth president of america.