By Marisa Laudadio
5:50am PST, Jan 21, 2021
On the morning of Jan. 20, 2021, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump left the White House for the last time. After a short helicopter ride on Marine One to Joint Base Andrews, he gave a farewell speech, telling the audience, "Have a good life. We will see you soon," before flying home to Florida on Air Force One. Read how Hollywood stars and other notable names reacted on social media… "This is incoherent – just get on the plane and let us all leave this nightmare behind us!" Meghan McCain tweeted. "'Have a good life' followed by the Village People's 'YMCA' is how this ends?! Was this all a fever dream?!" Keep reading for more…
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"OMG the playlist. Frank Sinatra is turning over in his grave." –Carole Radziwill, referring to how Donald Trump had "My Way" playing as Air Force One took off to fly him to Florida
"'We will be back in some form … Have a good life, we will see you soon.' – Trump ends his presidency with a word salad befitting an incoherent Magic 8 Ball. … So long Farewell Aufwiedersehn Goodnight (Probably should add one in Russian)" –Dan Rather
"That was some weird a** s***." –Jonathan Van Ness
"I love President Donald J. Trump & I'll NEVER be afraid to say it." –Kristy Swanson
"Joe Biden and Dr. Biden waited 20 minutes for Trump to finish his ceremony .. they let him have his moment.. that is class.. The reality show is over…" –Loni Love
"Don, you're fired. Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya on your way out." –Stephen King
"DING DONG THE WITCH IS…GONE" –Ellen Barkin
"Trump lying his way into the sunset – pretending he worked hard – not admitting to the big lie – leaving the putrid lying Criminal he came in as – Fly away criminal … Trump leaves a country in ruins … Trump flies away – the countries headache and soul sickness starts to fall away" —John Cusack
"I'm almost out of words to describe how I feel as Trump departs the White House for the last time. It's not elation, funnily enough. Exhaustion? What words do you have? … As the helicopter lifted off, it started to snow where I live. Exactly at that moment. I'm not a poet, but boy that was an interesting symbolic moment of cleansing. … How many lies are in this speech? … I have more relatives in one borough than showed up at this bs event." –Joy Behar
"He seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!" –Greta Thunberg
"Bye, Felicia. … Watching Trump leave this morning, I did have one regret: I really wanted to see him dragged out by the Secret Service." –George Takei
"Are they gonna have time to tent the WH and fumigate before the Biden's arrive? And sage it too! #HeGone … What the hell is it about, 'Gloria?' [playing for a small crowd as Trump prepared to land at Joint Base Andrews]. I mean, I get the…'all those voices in your head…' part." –Wanda Sykes
"Right now you have millions of people holding their breath. When that sigh of relief comes out, it will be audible around the world. Kids at home: this kind of sore loser send off is how you DON'T do it. Civility is key to civilization – it's not optional. #Inauguration" –Van Jones
"President Trump has left the White House for the last time. #InaugurationDay" –Katie Couric
"Our votes did this." –Ava DuVernay, alongside a clip of Donald Trump and Melania Trump leaving the White House for the last time
"IT'S TODAY!!!" –Bette Midler
"Good riddance to bad rubbish." –Uzo Aduba
"He is finally gone. The nightmare has come to its fitful end. A bunch of trump elite criminals pardoned in the shroud of night. The Golden Toilet Presidency is over. A tur* is a tur* no matter where it lays. … We are going to be okay. From the wreckage there will be renewal, from the wounds will grow compassion and character, from the division will come clarity, from the despair will come wisdom, from the loss will come community." –Mark Ruffalo
".@jaketapper just said it was a speech of puffery. Adding that there's no need to grade on a curve anymore and it was an embarrassment. I'm with Jake. All that pomp and circumstance for that?! #BoyBye" –Yvette Nicole Brown
"Ding Dong the Witch is Dead https://youtu.be/kPIdRJlzERo via @YouTube" –Rosanna Arquette
