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The White House has called a 2-minute warning for press briefing with Vice President Vance, which is being streamed live: https://www.youtube.com/live/rNXZbscEn6I?is=JoNvNXS6lHIk7mLt Gerren Keith Gaynor White House Correspondent Managing Editor of Politics Twitter/IG: @MrGerrenalist thegrio.com | Allen Media Group LLC
The pool has a lunch lid until 12:45 p.m. ET. Gerren Keith Gaynor White House Correspondent Managing Editor of Politics Twitter/IG: @MrGerrenalist thegrio.com | Allen Media Group LLC
Good morning colleagues, I will be your in-town pooler today at the White House, where President Trump does not presently have any open press events. However, a press briefing will be held today at 1 p.m. ET with Vice President JD Vance. It will be the first briefing inside the James Brady Press Briefing Room since the departure of former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Of course, if any of the preside…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: NBC Secondary TV Corr: Spectrum Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: The Grio Secondary Print: Bloomberg Government Radio: ABC New Media: The Spectator EDT: 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time The White House Closed Press 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his Intelligenc…
At 7:57pm pool was ushered out of the rose garden, past framed photos on the Palm Room walls of Trump with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Benjamin Netanyahu, and King Charles. We have a lid. Abigail Hauslohner Financial Times US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent
POTUS stopped speaking at 7:55pm. His guests stood and applauded. YMCA began playing. More on Xi, midterms: “When President Xi comes in two weeks, he respects America now.” “We'll defeat the Democrat communists, and that's what they are.” He’s going to focus his efforts on congressional races. “I love you governors, but good luck.” He said the media has “been very good lately…. The media has gained respect for us. T…
POTUS talked about voter ID, transgender people, immigration, the border, tax cuts, the stock market— contrasting his policies and goals with what Democrats’ policies. The aesthetic: Yellow cushions on the chairs and yellow umbrellas. Yellow roses in small bouquets on the tables. Yellow tablecloths on a couple of tall bar tables. A bar topped with a striped yellow awning that reads “White House BBQ Sauce.” We are at…
The president has been speaking for 30 minutes. I believe this is being live-streamed on the usual channels. Live otter also is here: https://otter.ai/u/pa2HrfRgpDEt1hYy2NCrDAsLDOk The cicadas are loud. POTUS is currently talking about drug prices. Lovely sunset. Abigail Hauslohner Financial Times US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent
POTUS: Re: last night’s strikes on Iran: “We knocked out a lot.” Re: the war: “And we're doing that not for any other reason, I mean, or at least 99 percent, we’re doing it to help the Middle East. We're doing it to help Israel. We're doing it to help ourselves because after they annihilate Israel, which they would have done very gladly, and then the Middle East, then they come after Europe and they come after some…
The president spoke about midterms and his plans to support Republicans in “close” races. “It’s all about 35 races. Some of you guys are leading by so much, Please don't make me go to your area.” “Please don't ask me to come to your area and make a speech, right? But I'm going to go to every one of those 35 places, and we're going to see if we can get everyone elected.” “We're going to do the tele town halls.” “But…
The president is standing at a podium at the end of the Rose Garden, just outside the Oval Office. He welcomed and named some of his prominent guests. In addition to those named in previous pool report, POTUS named: Mariannette Miller-Meeks Mike Carey Nick Begich Tom Barrett, Brian Stile, Ryan McKenzie Zach Nunn Scott Perry Brad Finstead Maria Salazar Rob Bresnaha Eli Crane Anna Paulina-Luna Tom Kane Mike Turner Tom…
REINCE Priebus burrata salad. (Not butter) Blame autocorrect. Abigail Hauslohner Financial Times US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Trump entered the rose garden at 7:08pmwith “God Bless the USA” playing. Pool has spotted in the Rose Garden - with help from LAT, AP, NewsNation (check my spellings): JD Vance Pete Hegseth Scott Bessent Sean Duffy RFK Jr Doug Collins Lee Zeldin Mike Johnson Markwayne Mullin Susie Wiles Todd Blanche James Blair Lisa McClain Mike Lawler John James Andy Biggs Reiner Priebus Derrick Van Orden Joe Gruters Jim Jordan Jen…
Pool was called to the Palm Room doors at 6:55pm to go to the president’s Rose Garden dinner, which is set to start at 7pm. Abigail Hauslohner Financial Times US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent
hat tip to my co-pooler Ana Ceballos for help with those quotes! Abigail Hauslohner Financial Times US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Some quotes from Q&A with reporters in Oval A few more... Venezuela “It [Venezuela's government] is very new, we took them out of dictatorship and we are getting along great with the government,” Trump said. “They are not ready yet [for elections]." He claimed Delcy Rodriguez wants to have an election, just like him. But did not specify what needs to happen for them to be ready, and only said he thinks elections wil…
Some quotes from Q&A with reporters in Oval Canada The president complained extensively about how "our country has been taken advantage of by Canada." He said people are "surprised" to hear him say Canada is worse than China (which US national security officials have long considered the country's top global competitor.) "I have [Chinese leader Xi Jinping] coming here. A lot of people say, 'Who's the toughest one to…
Pool exited the Oval at 2:38pm. President Trump is took questions from press about Iran, Canada, Venezuela, midterms, the federal tax incentive for film and television, and the Alaska Senate race. Some quotes incoming, standby. Abigail Hauslohner Financial Times US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Pool entered the Oval at 1:48pm. The president is sitting at the Resolute Desk surrounded by men who include Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, Jeff Freeman, the chair of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, and executives from American Airlines, MGM resorts, Hilton, IHG Hotels, and others. The message of this gathering is that tourism and travel to America is “th…
Pool has been called suddenly to gather for Oval for Trump’s meeting with travel executives. Should be live-streamed on the usual channels. Abigail Hauslohner Financial Times US-Middle East Foreign Affairs Correspondent