Trump to spend weekend at Camp David with Iran negotiations on hold
Trump to spend weekend at Camp David with Iran negotiations on hold
Joey Garrison, USA TODAYFri, June 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM UTC
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump left Washington on Friday afternoon for the Camp David presidential retreat, where he's scheduled to spend the weekend as the U.S. tries to jump-start negotiations on a final peace deal with Iran.
It marks just Trump's second visit of his second term to Camp David, located about 70 miles from the White House in Maryland.
A White House official told USA TODAY that Trump will hold policy and political meetings at Camp David and that his family will travel with him to celebrate Father's Day on Sunday, June 21.
Presidents have often used the Camp David compound, built in 1938, as a venue for diplomacy with foreign leaders.
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Trump's official schedule for Saturday and Sunday is blank other than 8 a.m. commitments listed as "executive time" on both days. The president is scheduled to return to Washington at an unspecified time on Sunday.
The Camp David trip comes after Vice President JD Vance canceled a Friday trip to Switzerland, where the U.S. was expected to advance peace talks with Iran on a final agreement after the two sides agreed to a memorandum of understanding this week. A White House spokesperson cited logistical issues and said: "The plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalized."
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Although the U.S. and Iran agreed to a memorandum of understanding this week that reopened the Strait of Hormuz and established a ceasefire, the two parties are set to negotiate for the next 60 days to discuss much more complicated issues, including mechanisms to ensure Iran doesn't possess a nuclear weapon.
Trump previously planned to hold a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in May but canceled plans because of poor weather that would have complicated the helicopter flight to the retreat.
Trump's only other visit of his second term to Camp David came in June 2025, when he met with military leaders amid protests in California over his administration's efforts to deport immigrants in the country unlawfully.
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