From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM EDT
AF1 touched down at JBA at 7:52 pm against a night sky with a bit of a jolt. POTUS and FLOTUS, who was wearing sunglasses, deplaned at 8:03 pm, holding hands for part of it. About 50 minutes after takeoff from Stensted Airport, POTUS came back and gaggled for nearly 20 minutes. Audio should have been broadcast in the briefing room, but thanks to co-pooler Nikki Schwab, I’ll send a transcript of most of it in a separ…
From Naomi LimSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT
Pool was called to gather at 8 p.m. Naomi Lim White House Reporter Washington Examiner XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) @naomitlim
From Naomi LimSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM EDT
From the WH: Link to the gaggle today on Air Force One: https://youtu.be/JqUAyCbKtp4 Naomi Lim White House Reporter Washington Examiner XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) @naomitlim
https://who.eop.gov Office of the First Lady September 18, 2025 First Lady Melania Trump participated in a series of events today alongside members of the Royal Family and Lady Starmer as part of the State Visit to the United Kingdom. The day’s program highlighted creativity, community, and the well-being of children—central themes of the First Lady’s BE BEST initiative. In Windsor, The First Lady joined Her Majesty…
After falling to an 11-year low during the Biden Administration, new polling shows “Americans’ faith in the economy and direction of the nation is back on track and shooting higher” amid President Donald J. Trump’s relentless America First agenda. In fact, the share of Americans who say gas prices are a “major problem” is down%20and%20grocery%20prices%20(by%208%20points)%20are%20a%20major%20problem.) by 15% over las…
From Naomi LimSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM EDT
Here is an Otter of the gaggle from my colleague Christian, who is in London, while we wait for something more official: https://otter.ai/u/rnowpMExynYvGG19ECHQKknR9Vw Naomi Lim White House Reporter Washington Examiner XXX-XXX-XXXX [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) @naomitlim
From Shawn McCreeshSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM EDT
Out of town pooler Maggie Haberman called from Air Force One to pass along a statement from Karoline Leavitt about the delay in Marine One landing at Stansted airport: "Due to a minor hydraulic issue, and out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted airport. The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter." Maggie Haberman New York Times @maggienyt…
From Naomi LimSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM EDT
Passing along from the WH: POTUS gaggling now on Air Force One. The audio is being played in the Press Briefing Room. Maggie Haberman New York Times @maggienyt XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM BST
One of the presidential helicopters landed at Stansted at 5:36 pm. It wasn’t immediately clear why there was a delay. At 5:39, Susie Wiles walked off the helicopter with Ambassador Stephens, followed by POTUS and FLOTUS holding hands. POTUS smiled and greeted someone near the front stairs to AF1. Then he said goodbye to the ambassador, before climbing aboard the plane at 5:41 pm. He stopped to wave and point to repo…
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM BST
Correction earlier, it’s just the press staff who have landed in our helicopters. Marine One is not with us. Will update. Maggie Haberman New York Times @maggienyt XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM BST
Marine One was wheels down at Stansted Airport at 5:19 pm. For those asking, there’s been no additional information about the president’s announcement on Bagram, will update if it comes. And a clarification about how many questions the president took - while POTUS took three questions from reporters sitting on the US side, the first was from a reporter for GB News, which is a UK-based outlet. She was seated in the s…
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM BST
Marine One left the Chequers landing zone at 4:56 pm. Pool did not see POTUS enter the helicopter. He left after saying goodbyes to the PM and Lady Starmer and taping a previously announced interview. Next stop, Stansted Airport Maggie Haberman New York Times @maggienyt XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM BST
Reporters were discussing with the WH chief of staff POTUS conversations with PM Starmer today at the bilat, not King Charles yesterday. Apologies for the mixup. Maggie Haberman New York Times @maggienyt XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM BST
The presser ended; POTUS took three questions from the US side, Starmer took roughly a half-dozen from the UK press. Before the press conference started, reporters asked the White House chief of staff about the president's private discussions with King Charles, which were frequent throughout Wednesday. She said, according to one reporter, that she didn't hear them discuss foreign affairs, but that she wasn't present…
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM BST
POTUS and Starmer came to their side-by-side podiums in a room close to the entrance of Chequers at 3:09 pm. They are in a relatively small room, covered with a large rug and adorned with paintings of royals, all stacked fairly close together and close to the ceiling, and wooden arches at the back. Behind the presidents are UK and US flags. The podiums both say "tech prosperity deal," underscoring the main diplomati…
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ________________________________________________________________ BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND REGARDING THE TECHNOLOGY PROSPERITY DEAL The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to…
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM BST
Between the business leaders’ reception and the press conference was a presentation of skydivers, seven of them, who jumped out of a plane and unfurled US flags and the British flags. At 2:25, from a different entrance to Chequers, emerged: Marco Rubio Howard Lutnick Susie Wiles Karoline Leavitt Stephen miller Steven Cheung Scott Bessent James Blair among others. They lined up under a tree to watch. At 2:29 pm the P…
From Maggie HabermanSent Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM BST
Pool was led into the reception tent at 1:08 pm. Pool recognized Jensen Huang of Nvidia, sitting in the left front row. The setup is a large white tent with a draping roof, held up by wooden pole, and flags in shades of red, white and blue strung from pole to pole. Gussets are seated in fabric-covered white chairs, and a table draped in dark blue cloth, with two microphones and two seats, is positioned in front of a…
From Charlie SpieringSent September 18, 2025 at 12:52:21 GMT+1
After the event pooler caught an image of FLOTUS drawing she made with the children and the note from the children. Disclaimer This e-mail and any attached files are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information, which may be confidential and legally privileged and also protected by copyright. Unless you are the named addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee) you may not copy or use it,…