From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026, 4:26 PM CST
Trump says both Paxton and Cornyn are ‘great’ “We have a great attorney general, Ken Paxton… we have a great senator, John Cornyn.” Says they’re in “a little bit of a race. Going to be an interesting one, right? They're both great people, too. Thank you both very much. We appreciate it.” A few other moments: On third term: “Should we do one more?… Well we’re entitled to it, because they cheated like hell in the seco…
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026, 3:56 PM CST
POTUS speech is live on WH YouTube etc by the way. Worth noting it’s pretty rare for POTUS to speak outdoors since Butler. Will effort to provide color and and major quotes. Crowd of several hundred, probably half wearing MAGA caps. There are three tanker tractor-trailers lined up along the side of the site, one with a sign saying ‘American Energy Dominance’. Crowd is applauding and there was laughter when President…
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026, 4:49 PM
POTUS takes stage, in red hat, at outdoor speech podium with vista of huge bridge and an oil tanker called Searuby. Says we are ‘on the shores of the Gulf of America” In his earlier gaggle, Trump said there were “millions of barrels of oil pouring right in here” from Venezuela. The relationship with Venezuela’s been amazing.” Have you decided who to endorse in the Texas primary? “Pretty much, yeah.” Will you tell us…
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026 4:37 PM
President Trump briefly gaggled next to the port alongside Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Ted Cruz and Gov Abbott. He pointed out a huge tanker that he said it had carried oil from Venezuela. He talked about Iran and again said he wasn’t happy with negotiations, said they wanted to keep enriching but he wanted ‘no enrichment’. He said Irans supreme leader needed to make a deal. He said he wasn’t concerned about the…
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026 4:23 PM
Motorcade stopped inside a huge warehouse at the Port of Corpus Christi at 3.18pm. Pool didn’t see POTUS. Shortly heading to briefing site. Loud music playing somewhere in the background. Drove past many more refineries, a few dozen people watching, filming, waving flags on the way, including a few with MAGA hats, plus a big red pick up with huge Trump 2024 flag, and finally a big oil tanker berthed at the port. Dan…
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026 4:08 PM
POTUS emerged from AF1 at 3.03pm. Cornyn, Cruz, Quaid followed behind him down the steps. Trump waved to press but didn’t stop to talk and got straight into the Beast. None of the greeters appeared to be there, presumably will be at next stop. Sunny with a warm breeze with refineries on the horizon. Pool was hustled to vans and motorcade is now rolling. Danny Kemp AFP White House correspondent XXX-XXX-XXXX @dannyctk…
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026 3:52 PM
AF1 was wheels down at Corpus Christi International Airport at 2.50pm local time. There were no visitors to the press cabin. Greeters on arrival, per White House: Governor Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas Secretary Chris Wright, Department of Energy Gabe Guerra, Port Commission Chairman Kent Britton, Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Corpus Christi Danny Kemp AFP White House correspondent XXX-XXX-XXXX @dannyctkemp
From Babcock, CaitlinSent Friday, February 27, 2026 1:41 PM
Otter link: https://otter.ai/u/6i5DAbaxAtitMJE5IC2IgZ9F-pE Here are some more quotes. Please check against Otter. POTUS gaggled for about 10 minutes. Before talking with press, he briefly interacted with a group of interns who were lined up across from the press, making a few inaudible comments. The interns waved small American flags and changed "USA!" as the president walked out, and again as he boarded Marine One.…
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026 1:02 PM
Marine One touched down at JBA at 12.51pm. POTUS stepped off at 12.55pm, wearing a coat and gloves despite warm sunshine. He didn’t gaggle on tarmac despite a shouted question on Iran, but pointed to the back of the plane He then boarded, followed by Susie Wiles, Karoline Leavitt, Walt Nauta and Nathalie Harp. Your pooler earlier spotted someone with a cowboy hat queuing to board behind them but only later realised…
From Babcock, CaitlinSent Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:33 PM
POTUS still gaggling. A few quotes: On Bill Clinton: “I don’t like seeing him deposed. But they certainly went after me more than that.” On Pritzker: “He’s got to focus on crime in his state.” “We’re negotiating” on Iran. (Your pooler was not able to hear the question or the rest of POTUS’ comments on Iran.) As the president moved down he became inaudible. More quotes and color TK.
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026 11:50 AM
WH passed on a list of ‘special guests’ aboard AF1 today including Ted Cruz and Dennis Quaid. Pool is still waiting at JBA. THE PRESIDENT Senator Ted Cruz Senator John Cornyn Rep. Lance Gooden Rep. Michael Cloud Paul Perez, President of the National Border Patrol Council Dennis Quaid Danny Kemp AFP White House correspondent XXX-XXX-XXXX @dannyctkemp
From Danny KEMPSent Friday, February 27, 2026 11:02 AM
Good morning from a sunny Joint Base Andrews. I’ll be your pooler for President Trump’s trip to Corpus Christi, Texas and Palm Beach, Florida. While waiting for POTUS’s arrival later, pool spotted Texas Senator John Cornyn going through the scanner at the JBA terminal, and then into a private room. Cornyn is up against Texas AG Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt in next week’s Republican primary, for which Trump has no…
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From Nandita BoseSent Thursday, February 26, 2026, 5:31 PM ET
The Vice President arrived at the White House at 4:26 pm ET, according to a White House official. That's it from me today. Have a good evening, folks. Nandita Bose White House Correspondent Reuters +XXX-XXX-XXXX5 This e-mail is for the sole use of the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged and/or confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender by return e-mail…
From Nandita BoseSent Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:13 PM ET
We landed back at JBA slightly behind schedule, wheels down at 3:50p.m. ET. There was no news during the flight. Vance deplaned at 4p.m. ET, did not take questions from the press, and returned to his motorcade. The vice president is headed back to the White House. Nandita Bose White House Correspondent Reuters +XXX-XXX-XXXX5 This e-mail is for the sole use of the intended recipient and contains information that may…
WASHINGTON – On March 2, 2026, President Donald J. Trump will award the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army Soldiers: Master Sergeant Roderick (Roddie) W. Edmonds, U.S. Army (posthumous), Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis, U.S. Army (posthumous), and Command Sergeant Major Terry P. Richardson, U.S. Army (Retired). Master Sergeant Roderick (Roddie) W. Edmonds, U.S. Army will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for hi…
From Nandita BoseSent Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:41 PM ET
Highlights from Vance's Q&A with local outlets. Please check against a transcript/recording. On affordability: "We want people to be able to afford a good life. Nothing breaks my heart more. The idea that you've got somebody who goes out, they bust their rear end, they come home, they want to give their kids a nice meal maybe once or twice a year. They want to take their kids on a nice vacation. We want people to be…