The Trump family heads to their New Jersey golf club for a weekend getaway

Melania Trump walked alongside her 12-year-old son Barron as she and her family made their way to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, for weekend getaway ahead of the Fourth of July. 

The 48-year-old first lady and President Donald Trump were joined by her mother Amalija Knavs, his daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and grandson Joseph as they walked across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One on Friday.

The family was flown to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where they boarded Air Force One for their flight to New Jersey.  

Getaway: Melania Trump was joined by her 12-year-old son, Barron, and her mother, Amalija Knavs, as she walked across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One with her husband, President Donald Trump, on Friday 

Mini-vaca: The first family traveled to New Jersey to spend the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster

Mini-vaca: The first family traveled to New Jersey to spend the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster

Travels: Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, also traveled to the family's golf course with their four-year-old son Joseph in tow 

Travels: Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, also traveled to the family’s golf course with their four-year-old son Joseph in tow 

Melania looked ready for summer in a pair of $895 Erdem floral pants, a crisp white button-down shirt, and yellow pumps, while her husband stuck to his standard dark suit and red tie. 

The first lady’s highlighted brown hair was worn loose around her shoulders, and she shielded her eyes from the sun with a pair of dark sunglasses. 

Although the mother-of-one was wearing sky-high heels, she was the same height as her son, who donned a white short-sleeve polo, khaki pants, and Adidas sneakers. 

Melania’s mother, meanwhile, looked elegant in a pale pink suit and matching heels. She wore the jacket of her summer blazer opened, revealing a plain white crewneck shirt. 

Helping hand: Jared, 37, and Ivanka, 36, held hands with their eldest son as they made their way to Marine One 

Helping hand: Jared, 37, and Ivanka, 36, held hands with their eldest son as they made their way to Marine One 

Outfit of the day: Ivanka donned a $2,110 Emilia Wickstead dress featuring black buttons and a mock-neck

Outfit of the day: Ivanka donned a $2,110 Emilia Wickstead dress featuring black buttons and a mock-neck

Family style: Melania looked ready for summer in $895 Erdem pants and bright yellow heels, while her mother donned an elegant pale pin suit 

Family style: Melania looked ready for summer in $895 Erdem pants and bright yellow heels, while her mother donned an elegant pale pin suit 

Celebration? Trump threw his fists in the air right before they stepped on to Air Force One 

Celebration? Trump threw his fists in the air right before they stepped on to Air Force One 

Trump trailed slightly behind his wife, mother-in-law, and son as he waved to the cameras capturing their walk across the lawn.

They were followed by Ivanka, 36, and Jared, 37, who held their son Joseph’s hands as he walked between them. 

The first daughter wore a demure white calf-length dress that featured small black buttons that lined the front. 

She paired the short-sleeve, high-neck from with a pair of black slingback heels, an she was seen carrying a black leather handbag with her spare hand. 

Ivanka’s long blonde hair was worn straight around her shoulders, and, like her stepmother, she sported a pair of dark sunglasses.  

Jared wore a navy blue suit and blue tie, and he too carried a black satchel for the trip to New Jersey. 

Gesture: Trump waited for his eldest daughter and her family to board the plane before he walked up the steps behind them

Gesture: Trump waited for his eldest daughter and her family to board the plane before he walked up the steps behind them

Next up: After the short helicopter ride to Joint Base Andrews, they walked across the tarmac to board Air Force One together 

Next up: After the short helicopter ride to Joint Base Andrews, they walked across the tarmac to board Air Force One together 

Doting parents: Jared and Ivanka continued to hold Joseph's hands as they stepped off the helicopter together 

Doting parents: Jared and Ivanka continued to hold Joseph’s hands as they stepped off the helicopter together 

Joseph, four, looked like the spitting image of his dad in a short-sleeve button-down shirt, navy pants, and blue suede oxfords. 

Although Ivanka failed to raise a smile, Jared looked chipper as he flashed a grin at his wife during their walk across the lawn.

Trump waited for his eldest daughter and her family to board the plane before he walked up the steps behind them. The family was later seen walked across the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews before they boarded Air Force One. 

Trump sought to soften his image as a rigid opponent of the free press on during his flight from Maryland to New Jersey, insisting a day after a grisly mass-shooting in a Maryland newsroom that beneath his gruff exterior is a journalism-friendly president.

‘I have a lot of respect for the press. Some of the greatest people I know are reporters,’ he told a group of them aboard Air Force One en route to his New Jersey golf resort.  

All aboard: Trump led the way as they walked up the steps of Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews 

All aboard: Trump led the way as they walked up the steps of Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews 

Saying goodbye: Barron looked on as his father waved to the crowd below right before their flight 

Saying goodbye: Barron looked on as his father waved to the crowd below right before their flight 

Looking ahead, Trump is expected to announce his nominee to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, which he also brought up to reporters on the flight.

‘It is exciting though, right? From day one, I’ve heard outside of war and peace, of course, the most important decision you make is the selection of a Supreme Court judge — if you get it.’

Upon their arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey, the switched back to Marine One for their flight to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster.

It’s unclear when Jared and Ivanka’s other children, Arabella, six, and Theodore, two, boarded Air Force One, but they were seen disembarking the aircraft with the rest of their family.

Jared carried little Theodore down the stairs, while Ivanka and Arabella held Jospeh’s hands. 

Meet up: It's unclear when Jared and Ivanka's other children, Arabella, six, and Theodore, two, boarded Air Force One, but they were seen disembarking the aircraft with the rest of their family at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey

Meet up: It’s unclear when Jared and Ivanka’s other children, Arabella, six, and Theodore, two, boarded Air Force One, but they were seen disembarking the aircraft with the rest of their family at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey

Feeling victorious: Earlier in the day, the president celebrated the six-month anniversary of the tax cuts he signed into law, and he acknowledged his daughter during his remarks 

Feeling victorious: Earlier in the day, the president celebrated the six-month anniversary of the tax cuts he signed into law, and he acknowledged his daughter during his remarks 

Happy: Ivanka had a bright smile on her face during the celebratory event held in the East Room 

Happy: Ivanka had a bright smile on her face during the celebratory event held in the East Room 

Earlier in the day, the president celebrated the six-month anniversary of the tax cuts he signed into law. 

‘We are bringing back our beautiful American dreams,’ Trump declared, as he used a celebratory East Room event with top aides and business owners to showcase the $1.5 trillion tax package passed last December.

He declared recent growth an ‘economic miracle,’ though there’s credit to be shared: Lower unemployment, fewer claims for jobless benefits and many other positive economic indicators reflect the slow and steady nine-year recovery that began under President Barack Obama.

Trump’s tax cuts will add a hefty dose of debt-financed stimulus to the economy. Government agencies and outside analysts estimate the tax cuts will temporarily boost growth in 2018 and 2019, then fade as the national debt mounts.  

The president acknowledged his daughter during his remarks, and she smiled brightly while standing up in front of the audience.  



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