From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 1:11 PM KST
POTUS took the stage at 1:06 pm. “Hail to the Chief played.” He paused to absorb about one minute of standing ovation and applause before speaking. “The entire world should be inspired by all you have achieved,” Trump said to South Koreans in the audience. His remarks are being live streamed on the WH live stream website but will send any color. Will Scharf, Stephen Miller, Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick were amon…
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12:35 PM KST
Pool was loaded into vans upon arrival. We could see Ferris wheels and roller coasters in the distance. We saw POTUS flying around overhead but did not see him land. Rolling to Gyeongju Arts Center where he will give an APEC speech, at 12:32 pm. Katie Rogers White House Correspondent The New York Times XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12:24 PM KST
We landed at Gimgahae International Airport and flew to Gyeongju. Katie Rogers White House Correspondent The New York Times XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12:19 PM KST
The AF1 gaggle was streamed in real-time to the White House YouTube, so please cq there. Here are highlights: On Israeli strikes: “As I understand it, they took out an Israeli soldier,” speaking of attack that provoked strike. Israelis, he said, “have a right” to retaliate. Says despite strikes and fighting, the ceasefire remains intact “Nothing’s going to jeopardize” the ceasefire. He said Hamas is “a very small pa…
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 11:54 AM KST
Gyeongju POTUS disembarked AF1 at 11:45 am to the thumping drums of “Hail to the Chief” and ear-splitting cannon fire. Then a South Korean Air Force Band began playing “YMCA” as POTUS met his greeters on the red carpet, cannon fire haze surrounding him. He walked to M1. Pool is running to Nighthawks and will not see him lift. I am having WiFi problems getting quotes off of laptop so will transcribe gaggle quotes whi…
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 11:40 AM KST
AF1 was wheels down at 11:32 am. We received an escort of two F-16 fighter jets into South Korea. POTUS gaggled for 23 minutes during the flight, fielding questions on Gaza, the shutdown, China and his talk about trying to run for a third term. Sending quotes separately. Also of note: Passengers aboard AF1 were treated to a spectacularly surreal overhead view of the snow-frosted peak of Mount Fuji about 15 minutes i…
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 9:46 AM JST
Heads up: Gaggle incoming once we are airborne, per Karoline Leavitt. M1 landed at Haneda at 9:32 am. Chief of staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and George Glass, the US ambassador to Japan, disembarked first. POTUS did not stop for questions after emerging from M1. He climbed up the stairs, turned around, gave a wave, pumped his fist and mouthed “thank you” before b…
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 9:12 AM JST
POTUS reached the landing zone at 9:03 am. M1 was in the air at 9:10 am. On the way, the sidewalks lining the streets of Tokyo were packed with mostly quiet onlookers, many of them filming the motorcade. Pool is waiting to board Blackhawks and will follow. Next stop: Haneda. Katie Rogers White House Correspondent The New York Times XXX-XXX-XXXX
From Katie RogersSent Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 8:56 AM JST
Tokyo Good morning, I have the honor of being your pooler for the next couple of days. I’ll provide news, quotes and color, but please refer to live streams of all open press events. I’ll send reminders. Due to pool photo transmission issues during this trip I’ll share relevant photos to my X account: @katierogers. Now for the main event: POTUS is departing his RON for a nearby landing zone and will then lift by M1…
https://who.eop.gov Office of the First Lady WHAT: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in Halloween at the White House WHEN: Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 5:30 PM ET WHERE: The White House, South Drive REQUEST MEDIA CREDENTIALS: This event will be open to pre-credentialed media who receive confirmation from the Office of the First Lady. Preset and arrival guidance will be provided to…
From Aurélia ENDSent Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 10:19 PM
One very last note from me The WH shares that the President arrived back from dinner at 9:45 PM Aurelia End AFP White House Correspondent Cell/Signal/Whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX @aureliaendAFP
From Aurélia EndSent Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 8:43 PM JST
The President ended his remarks at the business leaders dinner at 8:23 pm. Pool was led out as POTUS was shaking hands and engaging with guests. Aurelia End AFP White House Correspondent Cell/Signal/Whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX @aureliaendAFP
From Aurélia EndSent Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 8:09 PM JST
POTUS made his entrance at 7:45 pm to applause and cheers, and started speaking. Herewith a few rough quotes, as always please check against audio/video On war in Ukraine: "We will get it done too" On meeting with President Xi: "It's going to work out very well" On Sec Bessent: "He soothes the markets. " “I don’t soothe the market. I sometimes disturb the markets" he quipped. The President added that he was "thinkin…
From Aurélia EndSent Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:44 PM JST
Before the event on investments concluded, POTUS added that Toyota would invest 10 bn dollars in building capacities in the US. He told the business leaders: “Our country will not let you down” He exited the room at 7:31 Pool now waiting in another room where guests are seated around a dozen of tables. POTUS is expected to deliver remarks. Your pooler spotted Tim Cook among the guests waiting for the President's arr…
From Aurélia EndSent Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:28 PM JST
The President entered the room at 7:18 with the Ambassador and with Sec Lutnick. Sec Lutnick spoke first and announced “490 billions of dollars of investments” . He then started going through a list of deals. For each deal, a senior representative of the company came up, posed for a picture while holding a document and shook hands with POTUS. One of them was Masayoshi San (SoftBank). More tk Shortly before the event…
GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 Out-of-Town Travel Pool TV Corr & Crew: CBS Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: New York Times Additional Print: Bloomberg, AFP, Reuters Radio: BBC JST 7:45 AM Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time 9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Tokyo, Japan, en route Gyeongju, South Korea Tokyo, Japan Out-of-Town Travel Pool KST 10:40 AM THE…
From Aurélia EndSent Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:12 PM JST
This event is taking place at the US ambassador's residence, across the street from the Okura hotel. At 7:07 pm the pool was led into a room where a lectern with the presidential seal is set up, facing rows of chairs. We are holding for now. On another note, a WH official shared that the president gave PM Takaichi a custom scarf earlier today. Aurelia End AFP White House Correspondent Cell/Signal/Whatsapp: XXX-XXX-X…
From Aurélia EndSent Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 6:30 PM JST
Last report sent too quickly, apols about that. We were back at the hotel at 6:22 pm and will hold here before going to the last event on today's schedule, a meeting with business leaders. Aurelia End AFP White House Correspondent Cell/Signal/Whatsapp: XXX-XXX-XXXX @aureliaendAFP