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    Donald Trump to visit Taj Mahal on February 24: Uttar Pradesh govt

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    ET was the first to report on Sunday that UP government had been informed by the Centre to be prepared for a visit by US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania to the Taj Mahal in Agra on February 24 or 25.

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    Trump and his wife Melania are expected to arrive in Agra around 4:30 PM from Ahmedabad and see the Taj Mahal around sunset time.
    NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has said US President Donald Trump will be visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra on February 24 and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the preparations in Agra for the same on Tuesday.

    Trump and his wife Melania are expected to arrive in Agra around 4:30 PM from Ahmedabad and see the Taj Mahal around sunset time. They will then leave for Delhi around 6:30 pm. An advance US security team also arrived in Agra on Tuesday and surveyed the entire area. Yogi directed that all preparations should be made for the high-profile visit and quality of works be maintained while not causing any inconvenience to locals.

    ET was the first to report on Sunday that UP government had been informed by the Centre to be prepared for a visit by US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania to the Taj Mahal in Agra on February 24 or 25.

    A key issue to be sorted out is if the US President’s ‘Beast’ vehicle will be allowed up till the forecourt of the Taj Mahal or Trump will need to take a battery golf-cart from the East Gate of the Taj Mahal. The Supreme Court had earlier banned fuel-run vehicles around 500 meters of the Taj Mahal – an issue that is believed to have led to US Secret Service red-flagging President Barack Obama’s visit to Taj Mahal in 2015. Obama had cancelled his Taj visit at the last moment.

    The last US President to visit Taj Mahal was Bill Clinton two decades ago.


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