WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is heading to Camp David this weekend for a rare visit to the presidential retreat, marking only the second time he has returned to the Maryland getaway since taking office again last year.
A White House official confirmed that Trump will conduct both policy and political meetings during the stay. His family will be joining him for the weekend, which wraps up with Father’s Day on Sunday.
The visit comes at a tense moment in foreign policy. Trump is working to finalize a peace agreement to bring the war with Iran to a close, but the effort is facing pushback from critics who argue the preliminary deal is too generous toward Tehran.
Talks between the U.S. and Iran that had been scheduled to take place in Switzerland on Friday were called off after fighting flared up in Lebanon, throwing the timeline of negotiations into question. Those talks are considered critical to reopening the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping and bringing stability back to the Middle East.
Despite the setbacks, Trump took to Truth Social on Friday to stand by his approach, insisting that Iran came to the table from a weakened position.
“We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did. They are FINISHED!” Trump wrote. “We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!”
Trump’s last trip to Camp David was in June 2025, when he gathered top military and foreign policy advisers to talk through immigration protests in California, the situation with Iran, and the ongoing war in Gaza.
The wooded retreat, nestled in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains, has not been a frequent stop for Trump. He has typically chosen to spend his weekends at properties he personally owns, such as Mar-a-Lago in Florida or his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
A Cabinet meeting that had been planned at Camp David in May was relocated to the White House after forecasters predicted poor weather.
The government-owned compound sits roughly 70 miles from Washington and has historically seen much heavier use from other presidents, who have relied on it both for rest and for high-level diplomatic and policy gatherings.
