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At 1417 the WH press office announced a lunch lid until 1515. 30- S.V. Dáte Senior White House Correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
The motorcade was back on the White House grounds at 1407. The president was not visible by the time the press vans stopped and pool was allowed to walk past the vehicles and back to the West Wing. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
At 1404 the motorcade was on its way back to the White House. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
The president offered other leaders from Africa the opportunity to speak, and four came up from the audience to do so. (The first spoke in Portuguese, the fourth in French.) Trump retook the lectern at 1353, recognized the head of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, in the audience, bragged about ticket sales and the draw taking place on Friday at the Kennedy Center. He then said it was time to sign. President Trump and the lea…
President Kagame finished speaking at 1331. President Tshisekedi took the lectern and is speaking in French. ( Your pool understands the gist but does feel qualified to offer quotes for publication.) 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
Some quotes: “ We're sending some of our biggest and greatest companies over to the two countries, and we're going to take out some of the rare earth, take out some of the assets, and pay and everybody's going to make a lot of money.” Trump has repeated claims about stopping eight wars and tariffs bringing in “trillions” of dollars. At 1324 Trump invited up President Kagame followed by President Tshisekedi. 30- ————…
Trump began praising his “very detailed, powerful” peace agreement and said the two leaders had told him wonderful things back stage and he wanted them to come up and speak and repeat them to everyone.” “It’s a great day for Africa, a great day for the world.” Trump said off mic to the African leaders that they building they were in cost “a lot.” He is now welcoming other foreign leaders in attendance, some from Afr…
President Trump entered room with DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame at 1310. The event is being carried live on C-Span and elsewhere. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
We are in the high-ceilinged atrium that faces south onto Constitution Avenue. There is a stage set up with a blue banner hanging behind it proclaiming: “DELIVERING PEACE: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - REPUBLIC OR RWANDA PEACE DEAL.” There is a table with three chairs on the stage and to its right, a lectern with the presidential seal. There are four rows of chairs, painted silver, set facing with stage for invited…
The motorcade arrived at the Institute of Peace at 1252. Pool was led into the building’s atrium at 1253. Scattered onlookers with phones held to record the passing cars and vans. A protest of some kind in front of the State Department visible a block away. NOTE: The administration is referring to this place as the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace. However, the statute that created it in 1984 refers to it as the In…
At 1248 the presidential motorcade is underway. The president left the Oval Office accompanied by Sec Rubio, Sen Lindsey Graham and someone no one in the pool van can identify. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
Pool was escorted to the press vans at 1135 are now awaiting our departure to the Institute of Peace seven blocks away for the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Leaders of both nations arrived at the White House on the South Lawn driveway but without any media coverage at around 1100. The signing ceremony is to be carried live on C-SPAN and most likely on the White Hou…
Pool was escorted to the press vans at 1135 are now awaiting our departure to the Institute of Peace seven blocks away for the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Leaders of both nations arrived at the White House on the South Lawn driveway but without any media coverage at around 1100. The signing ceremony is to be carried live on C-SPAN and most likely on the White Hou…
___________________________________________________________ BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flow…
The WH press office noted this proclamation on the WH web site: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/honoring-the-memory-of-specialist-sarah-beckstrom-west-virginia-army-national-guard/ Also, the other two US flags on the White House grounds, the new, larger ones on the North and South Lawns, were also lowered to half staff in the minutes after the one atop the mansion. 30- S.V. Dáte Senior White…
At 1058 the US flag atop the WH mansion was lowered to half staff. This is in honor of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who was fatally shot in Washington DC. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
Good morning from the White House, where today the president has two public events on his schedule that pool will be covering: 1) A signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo that President Trump says has ended decades of fighting. This will take place at the United States Institute of Peace, a congressionally created entity that Trump's State Department announced it has renamed…
Hello all! I will be your foreign pooler for the campus-based activities today as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda take part in the ceremonial signing of a US-brokered peace and economic agreement. PRINCIPALS DRC - President Félix Tshisekedi (CHI-SIC-AY-DEE) Rwanda - President Paul Kagame (KA-GAR-MAY) The deal was initially signed on June 27th 2025 at the State Department by the foreign minister…
https://who.eop.gov Office of the First Lady December 4, 2025 Seven additional children—six boys and one girl—have been reunited with their families in Ukraine. The following is a statement from the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, regarding the humanitarian efforts of all parties participating in this initiative. “My dedication to guaranteeing the safe return of children to their families in this reg…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: CBS Secondary TV Corr: GB News Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: HuffPost New Media: TPAUS Secondary Print: USA Today Radio: iHeartRadio EST: 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the President of the Republic of Rwanda Oval Office Closed Press 11:10 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the President of…