Donald Trump Will Live in White House But Without Melania and Barron Initially

President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will live in the White House after he takes the oath of office in January, ending speculation as to whether or not he would remain in New York City at Trump Tower or live at one of his other signature properties.

However, Trump's wife, Melania, and 10-year-old son, Barron, will not be joining him in the executive mansion — at least, not at first.

“Yes, White House,” Trump told reporters when asked about where he will live, per a pool report.

When asked about plans for Melania and Barron to move to Washington, Trump added: "Very soon. After he’s finished with school."

“The campaign has been difficult for Barron, and she is really hoping to keep disruption to a minimum,” an unnamed source “close to Trump’s transition team” told the New York Post, which originally reported the story Sunday.

"The Trump family is energized and excited about their new role serving the country, and specifically the President-elect's task at hand of helping to move our country forward," transition team spokesman Jason Miller said in a statement.

He added: "Like any parents they are concerned about pulling their 10-year-old son out of school in the middle of the year. We would also appreciate the same privacy and security considerations given to previous First Families with regard to minor children be extended to the Trumps as well."

The only president who did not live in the White House was George Washington, who died before the federal government moved in 1800 from Philadelphia to what became Washington, D.C. Although Washington selected the land for the White House, he never saw it completed.

Among first ladies, only Anna Harrison never moved into the executive mansion because her husband, ninth president William Henry Harrison, died one month after taking oath of office.

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