Presidents have always done this. However remember he will be leaving his administration behind under the care of Hillary and Joe Biden.
Sounds like just good sense to me.
Then again think about it. He, a Muslim who has killed millions of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan over money and land (Can we spell vendetta), will be on the same continent with the Al Quieda that the US began under King George the 1st & Bill Clinton's CIA, but on the soil of a devout enemy of the local Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Since Pakistan has Nukes I wonder if that car is up to the job.