West Palm Beach, UNITED STATES
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U.S. President Donald Trump plays golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 30, 2020. Reuters photographer Marco Bello: "As President Donald Trump traveled to Mar-a-Lago for the Christmas holiday, President-elect Joe Biden had won enough electoral votes to win the U.S. presidency, but Trump hadn't conceded. Nobody had access to him, not even the press pool traveling with him. The news was dominated by the election, but there weren't any recent photos of Trump himself. Photographer Tom Brenner, embedded in the pool, knew through a colleague about a spot in the fence of the Trump International Golf Club, from where it was possible to see Trump playing golf. I arrived at the site early Boxing Day morning on Dec. 26 and thought: "This is an impossible shot!". There were a few holes in the thick foliage wall to see through to the golf course, but it was hard to focus the camera as any slight breeze moved the leaves and changed the focus point. The shot all depended on where the ball would land on the green, and where the Secret Service agents and other players would stand. This photo was taken on my third day of shooting. By then, a couple TV crews and photographers had joined me. I learned a few things about golf from them while we spent long hours waiting. What I love about this photo is Trump's unkempt appearance, he just looks like a normal, regular person without the baggage of the institution that he represented. After Trump left the White House and moved to Florida, new palm trees were seeded to fully blockade the view of the club." REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo SEARCH "POY STORIES 2021" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY