President Donald Trump has finally left the White House after not being seen in public since the government shutdown began, for a great cause: dinner with Vice President JD Vance.

The White House revealed the Trumps would be dining at the Vances residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory, ABC News reported. Vance has previously said that the president would be one of his picks if he could dine with any three people, living or dead.

The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment.

The president had previously attracted criticism for avoiding the media on the first day of the government shutdown, with CNN’s Erin Burnett highlighting his unusual absence on the Wednesday night edition of OutFront.

“We have not seen Trump today. We have not heard from Trump today. We haven‘t he

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