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The in-town pool and other media members have gathered again by the briefing room doors. POTUS arrival at WH should be soon. John T. Bennett White House Correspondent & Editor-at-Large Roll Call & CQ E-mail: [EMAIL ADDRESS] Digital: rollcall.com X: @bennettjohnt
Air Force 1 touched back down at 1549 following 18 minutes and 49 seconds in the air. The flight was, again, a little bumpy during descent. We had no visitors from the forward of the plane. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
The president returned to the aircraft in his motorcade at 1512. He climbed up the stairs and, with a wave, re-entered the plane. We should be airborne shortly. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
The president returned to the aircraft in his motorcade at 1512. He climbed up the stairs and, with a wave, re-entered the plane. We should be airborne shortly. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
AF2 was wheels down at JBA at 2:14PM EDT after a bumpy but otherwise uneventful flight. VP and Second Lady descended the stairs at 2:25PM. They shook hands with military greeters and did not stop to talk to press. They boarded the helicopter, which took off at 2:30PM. We have a lid for this trip. Lauren Fedor US Political Correspondent Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Financial Times XXX-XXX-XXXX
Per the WH press office, traveling aboard AF1 today: Speaker Mike Johnson Sec. Pete Hegseth Chairman Dan Caine Sen. Jim Banks Sen. Todd Young Sen. Bernie Moreno Sen. Jon Husted Sen. Tommy Tuberville Sen. Katie Britt Sen. Tim Sheehy James Braid Robert Gabriel Karoline Leavitt Will Scharf 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
The president stepped out the forward door of plane at 1339 and slowly came down the stairs, where he was greeted by Col Jamil Musa, Commander, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, and Col Martha “Jeannie” Sasnett Commander, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Air Force Base. Just as when he boarded the plane at Andrews, the president is not wearing a hat or cap today. The dignified transfer today is f…
Air Force 1 touched down at Dover Air Force Base at 1328 following a smooth at the start, bumpy at the end, 25-minute flight. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
The president stepped off Marine 1 at 1252, four minutes after the helicopter set down at Joint Base Andrews, where a cold breeze is blowing. He walked the 50 or so yards to the forward staircase of Air Force 1, climbed up and stepped aboard at 1253. He was followed by SECDEF Hegseth and JCS chair Caine. We are flying the modified 747, tail number 29000. We should be in the air shortly for the brief flight to Dover…
Motorcade left the event at 12:34PM EDT and arrived back at Oakland County International Airport at 12:55PM. Pool was hurried on to the plane and did not see VP board AF2. Select quotes below on gas prices, Iran and Joe Kent from the Q&A earlier, please check against the official transcript. AF2 wheels began rolling at 1:07PM. Vance said gas prices were "up," adding: "We know that people are hurting because of it, a…
Marine One, with President Trump on board, lifted off at 12:39 p.m. Handing off to the out-of-town pool. We’re back later with more as POTUS returns. John T. Bennett White House Correspondent & Editor-at-Large Roll Call & CQ E-mail: [EMAIL ADDRESS] Digital: rollcall.com X: @bennettjohnt
President Trump emerged from the Oval at 12:35p with Secretary Hegseth and others. He did not take shouted questions. He waved. He stopped. He pumped a fist. He boarded Marine One at 12:36 p.m. Your ink-stained pooler has been informed the departure, in a new development, that may have been broadcast live from the South Lawn. If so, a new development. Will effort an answer on any policy change here. More TK. John T.…
The pool and other media are positioned on the South Lawn for President Trump’s departure. Marine One is already parked on the lawn, idling. We await POTUS. More TK. John T. Bennett White House Correspondent & Editor-at-Large Roll Call & CQ E-mail: [EMAIL ADDRESS] Digital: rollcall.com X: @bennettjohnt
Pool has gathered at briefing room doors for POTUS departure. John T. Bennett White House Correspondent & Editor-at-Large Roll Call & CQ E-mail: [EMAIL ADDRESS] Digital: rollcall.com X: @bennettjohnt
In his nearly 30-minute speech the VP promoted the administration's tax and trade policies and encouraged voters to back Republican candidates in November's midterm elections, saying the president's party had made Americans "richer." "In November, it's going to be very simple. Do we support the people who made us hundreds and hundreds of dollars richer, or do we support the people who had us hundreds and hundreds of…
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin spoke first. He touted the administration's record before praising Second Lady Usha Vance and introducing Vice President JD Vance. Zeldin called the vice president "someone who makes the entire administration stronger every day with his courage, with his talent, his experience and his wisdom." VP took the stage at 11:46AM EDT to a standing ovation from the crowd, which chanted U-S-A. The…
The motorcade pulled in to the manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, at 11:30AM EDT. The VP is speaking at Engineering Design Services Inc. Pool did not see VP enter the facility. Inside a large crowd is awaiting the VP’s remarks. There is a sign reading “Welcome to EDSI” as well as official signage reading “Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!” and “Delivering for American Workers”. A podium with the vice-presidential sea…
AF2 was wheels up at JBA at 9:50AM EDT and wheels down at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford Township, Michigan, at 10:56 EDT. The weather here is cloudy and cold, with a current temperature of 24 degrees Fahrenheit. It was an uneventful flight. TVs on the plane were set to Fox News coverage of DNI Tulsi Gabbard, CIA director John Ratcliffe, FBI director Kash Patel et al testifying before the Senate i…
Resending as there were issues with first send — Marine One touched down at JBA at 9:35AM EDT. The VP and Second Lady stepped off the helicopter at 9:38AM. The VP made brief remarks to traveling press on tarmac before boarding AF2. He said he was “very excited” to go to Michigan, adding: “I think the president’s policy agenda has been great for Michigan auto workers, and that is what we are going to go talk about.”…
This is a quote from Karoline Leavitt. Your pooler regrets the typo: Leavitt: “The president spoke on this a little bit yesterday in the Oval Office. He said he always thought Joe Kent was a good guy. Obviously, [INAUDIBLE] has a commendable military record and experience. However, he was not someone who was involved in the Presidential Daily Brief, part of the president's intelligence briefings over the last severa…