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U.S. Central Command confirms what Democrats and the Fake News have spent months denying: the United States — not the Islamic Republic of Iran — controls the Strait of Hormuz. American forces are keeping energy moving to the world while denying Tehran the revenue it needs to threaten global commerce. Here are the facts: Iranian mines have been cleared from the Strait’s international shipping lanes. Nearly 1,500 comm…
We have a lid. Have a great weekend, everyone! Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter Bloomberg Government
President Trump landed via M1 at the Ellipse at about 5:16 pm. The President waved to the pool from afar and boarded the Beast at 5:20 pm. Spotted traveling alongside the President were: Bill Pulte, Walt Nauta, and Natalie Harp. Medicare Director Chris Klomp was also at the gathering and was spotted filming the president’s arrival on his phone. Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter Bloomberg Government
Restricted pool gathering at stake out area now. Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter Bloomberg Government
Vice President JD Vance will travel to New York for 9/11, said a White House official, speaking to the pool on background. Other White House officials will travel to Shanksville, PA. Cat Zakrzewski White House Correspondent, Washington Post
POTUS exited the plane at 4:55 PM EDT. He responded to one shouted question about why he is not going to New York for 9/11. "Because I'm going to the Pentagon," he said. He repeated his answer when asked why he couldn't do both. He did not respond to a shouted question about Ratcliffe. He then walked over to Marine One, which took off at 5:02 PM. One additional detail from earlier: Trump fundraiser Meredith O’Rourke…
Air Force One landed at JBA at 4:42 PM EDT. We did not have any visitors to our cabin during the flight. Cat Zakrzewski White House Correspondent, Washington Post
Good afternoon - I’ll be your in-town pooler today. Gather time for restricted pool has been pushed back to 4:40 pm. Mica Soellner Senior White House Reporter Bloomberg Government
The motorcade arrived at the airport at 1:12 PM. It rained as we were leaving Mission Control and during our drive, but we had some sunshine on the tarmac. There are some dark clouds moving in. POTUS was already walking up the stairs to the plane at 1:13 PM as we got out of our vans. He briefly waved before entering. We are wheels up at 1:23 PM. Cat Zakrzewski White House Correspondent, Washington Post
The motorcade departed Mission Control at 12:46 PM, en route to the airport for our flight back to Washington. Cat Zakrzewski White House Correspondent, Washington Post
EXECUTIVE ORDER ________________________________________________________________ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Space is a critical domain for American national security, economic growth, scientific discovery, and technological innovation. American superiority in space depends on the str…
Trump gave brief remarks after entering the room, where he said members of Congress have "been calling" because they want to have the new space academy in their states. Trump greeted some NASA staff and family of some of the astronauts on the International Space Center. He then picked up a black phone and called the crew on the International Space Center. POTUS told them about his plans for the space academy. He tol…
The vans departed the Space Center at 12:17 pm. The vans arrived at Mission Control at 12:19 pm, and we are now inside the Mission Control Center. There are a handful of staffers seated at desks with multiple black computer monitors. More people, including Kratsios, are positioned behind them in a viewing area separated from the room with tinted glass windows. Satellite imagery and maps are shown on large screens in…
POTUS signed the space academy executive order just before noon, handing the first pen to Jared Isaacman. He then presented medals to each of the four members of the Artemis II crew: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. They presented Trump with a blue jacket. The pool is now moving for our vans before a short motorcade ride to Mission Control for POTUS’s call to the International Space Sta…
Trump announced that he would sign an executive order to begin the process of creating a new national academy called the U.S. Space Academy. He said he will be choosing a location for it soon, and that it will serve the United States Space Force as well as NASA and the civilian space flight industry. There is a desk with a presidential seal to the side of the lectern where Trump will likely sign the order. A moon ro…
At 11:23 AM, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman walked onstage and welcomed POTUS and praised the Artemis II crew. POTUS walked on to the stage at 11:27 AM as "God Bless the USA" played. Cat Zakrzewski White House Correspondent, Washington Post
The pool walked through a warehouse-like space, passing various spacecraft with logos for companies including Boeing and SpaceX. We are now in an area divided from the rest of the room with blue curtains, where astronauts in jumpsuits are assembled on a stage. Signs flanking the lectern say, "NASA: Golden Age of Space Exploration." There is a mockup of the Orion spacecraft that the Artemis II crew used for training.…
The motorcade arrived at the Space Center at 11:03 AM CDT. During our ride, we saw many people taking videos of the motorcade as it passed. Some stuck in standstill traffic on the other side of the highway got out of their cars to watch, and one man even leaned over the concrete median. As we got closer to the center, we saw a mix of supporters and protestors. One woman wearing a red MAGA cap jumped up and down wavi…
The pool gathered at 9 AM CDT and walked over to the Post Oak Hotel, where POTUS stayed last night after the fundraiser. We are now rolling to the Space Center at 10:22 AM CDT. The drive is expected to be about 30 minutes. No sightings of POTUS yet from our van. While waiting in the lobby, we saw: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett Science adviser Michael Kratsios Natalie Harp H/t to Haley Bull for her…
We have a travel/photo lid at 7:15 PM. Cat Zakrzewski White House Correspondent, Washington Post