US President Donald Trump walks to the motorcade after arriving on Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, August 28, 2026. US President Donald Trump traveled to Houston, Texas, to headline a Republican National Committee (RNC) fundraiser supporting Ken Paxton's US Senate campaign and to present the Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for their historic mission around the Moon. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)