Natalie Harp, aide to US President Donald Trump, walks to a vehicle after arriving with Trump's traveling party on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Marine Corps helicopters, one carrying US President Donald Trump, prepare to land on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump walks toward his vehicle after stepping off Marine One upon landing on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump walks toward his vehicle after stepping off Marine One upon landing on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Marine One upon landing on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump uses his phone aboard Marine One after landing on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

A US Marine salutes US President Donald Trump as he steps off Marine One after landing on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump steps off Marine One after landing on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)