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The pool was given a travel/photo lid at 9am, ahead of our 9:30am call time. Merry Christmas. Aishvarya Kavi The New York Times cell/signal/whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) @aishvaryakavi
Pool has been moved outside to the vans to hold. We are told by WH that the calls with service members have wrapped. We are also told that, after the President requested it, that pool will be brought into the ballroom at 7 to see the Christmas dinner. We have already seen guests arriving, dressed festively, some with children. Some took photos in front of the Christmas tree in the living room, where POTUS made the c…
We are told that due to the technical issues, POTUS is currently making direct calls to the service members. Pool is not being taken back into the room. From the WH: Call Participants: U.S. Army, Task Force Guardian, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iraq U.S. Marine Corps, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Philippines U.S. Navy, USS GERALD R. FORD, CVN 78, Caribbean Sea U.S. Air Force, 6th Expeditionar…
At 5:09 pool was walked into another room where President Trump and Melania were seated behind a table. This event was also being live-streamed. Trump, reading from pages in a binder in front of him, started with a general message to service members thanking them and telling them most of them should have gotten their tax-exempt “special warrior dividend” of $1,776. He said six units were calling in including one fro…
Pool was ushered out of the room at 5:02pm. Few more details from the event: “I could do this all day long,” Trump said but that they had to go back to working on China, Russia, Ukraine. He boasted that the GDP has grown to 4.3%. “Great numbers, great financials. I don’t think the kids are too interested in that.” But he did tell presumably a parent of another child that the country was doing well. “We’re in very go…
The event is being live-streamed by the White House. Pool walked into the room at 4:40pm. President Trump and the First Lady were seated in gold armchairs on either side of a Christmas tree and began answering calls on landlines. The president is wearing a dark blue suit and yellow tie, and the First Lady is in a black dress with white lace detailing on the sleeve. POTUS, talking to the first child, from Oklahoma, s…
Pool has been brought into Mar-a-Lago where President Trump will first be making calls to children about the NORAD Santa tracker. We have a 2 min warning. Aishvarya Kavi The New York Times cell/signal/whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) @aishvaryakavi
The motorcade returned to Mar-a-Lago at 2:32pm. The drive back was uneventful. We have not yet seen the president today. Aishvarya Kavi The New York Times cell/signal/whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) @aishvaryakavi
Pool was holding at a few minutes’ drive from the golf club. We rejoined the motorcade outside the golf club at 2:23pm, rolling to an unknown location. Aishvarya Kavi The New York Times cell/signal/whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) @aishvaryakavi
The motorcade arrived at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach at 9:31am. The pool vans split off from the motorcade and we did not see the president. A few people were gathered across the street from the golf club entrance and took photos of the motorcade. Pool is heading to a location nearby to hold. Aishvarya Kavi The New York Times cell/signal/whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) @aishvaryakavi
Good morning from Palm Beach, where it’s 73 degrees and sunny. The motorcade pulled away from Mar-a-Lago at 9:24am. We are rolling. Here is what’s on the president’s schedule today: 4:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in NORAD Santa Calls Palm Beach, Florida Out-of-Town Travel Pool 5:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in Service Member Calls Palm Beach, Florida Out-of-Town Travel Pool Aishvarya Kavi The New York Times…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2025 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Out-of-Town Travel Pool TV Crew: CNN Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: New York Times Secondary Print: Bloomberg, Washington Post Radio: FOX EST: 7:30 AM Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time 4:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in NORAD Santa Calls Palm Beach, Florida Out-of-Town Travel Pool 5:30 PM…
The president’s motorcade entered Mar-a-Lago at 1:44 PM. Your pooler could not see him exit the motorcade. We have a lid at 1:44 PM. Happy holidays everyone. Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) @KannoYoungs
The pool joined President Trump’s motorcade as it was exiting the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach at 1:36 PM. We’re rolling. Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) @KannoYoungs
The president’s motorcade entered the Trump International Gold Club West Palm Beach at 9:19 am. Your pooler could not see him enter. The pool split off from the motorcade as it entered the club. Some spectators were across the street from the golf club using their phones to take photographs of the motorcade. The ride was otherwise uneventful. We are now holding. Thanks, Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/Wha…
Good morning from Palm Beach. Hope you all are well. The president’s motorcade departed Mar-a-Lago at 9:11 am. We are rolling now. The president has no public events on his schedule today. Thanks, Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
https://who.eop.gov December 19, 2025 Merry Christmas from President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump President Donald Trump in a traditional tuxedo and First Lady Melania Trump in a black gown stand in the grand foyer of the White House with Christmas garland and trees lit up behind them President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose for their Official Christmas Portrait in the Cross Hall o…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2025 Out-of-Town Travel Pool TV Corr & Crew: CNN Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: New York Times Secondary Print: Bloomberg Radio: FOX EST: 8:00 AM Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled To ensure uninterrupted delivery of these emails, please add [EMAIL ADDRESS] to your Address Book and/or Safe Sender list…
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Pool was brought into a room here at Mar-a-Lago for the president’s event with the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan on Navy ships. There are three posters of the new Trump Class warship, named the USS Defiant. The president arrived at 5:10 with Hegseth, Phelan and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Event was livestreamed. The president spoke about increasing the production of ships in the Un…