From Kate SullivanSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1:00 PM
Air Force Two touched down at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport at 11:34a CDT. We were wheels up from JBA at 10:20a EDT. The VP and SLOTUS stepped off AF2 at 11:51a CDT. The Second Lady is wearing a black skirt and long sleeve top and the Vice President is wearing a navy suit. The VP and SLOTUS were greeted on the tarmac by Col. Samuel Kraemer, commander of the 934th Airlift Wing, and CMSgt. Jennifer…
From Marek WalkuskiSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:34 PM
The pool entered the Oval Office at 11:40. After welcoming President Nawrocki, Donald Trump congratulated him on his recent election win. „He had an incredible race. He came from behind, and he won very handily. The people of Poland have taken to him immediately. They really love him. There's great love and respect” – said Trump. Nawrocki expressed his gratitude to POTUS for his support during the presidential campa…
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:49 AM
POTUS, seated next to Nawrocki, praised him for his election victory and said it was an “honor” to have endorsed him. “He's a very successful man, but he was, he went into a political hatchet, so to speak. It was a pretty tough race, pretty nasty race, and he beat them all. And he beat them all very easily, and now he's become even more popular as they got to know him and know him better,” Trump said. POTUS and Nawr…
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:15 PM
POTUS says he’ll be speaking with Putin “very shortly” and “over the next few days” as the two-week deadline he set for agreeing to talks with Zelensky approaches. “We've taken very strong action, as you know, and in other ways, we've taken very strong action. But I'll be speaking to him over the next few days, and we're going to see…” POTUS adds he’s “not happy” with death toll from Russian/Ukrainian sides last wee…
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:05 PM
Prev note should have been #7. POTUS said federal resources could be sent to New Orleans in addition to Chicago. “So we're making a determination now, do we go to Chicago, or we? Do we go to a place like New Orleans, where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite, you know, quite tough, quite bad,” he said. “So we're goi…
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:56 AM
POTUS is taking questions now. He suggested there is a “phase 2” or “phase 3” to come on secondary sanctions/tariffs against Russia. He also said he was “very surprised” that Chinese leader Xi didn’t mention the US role in helping China during the Second World War. Pool spray ongoing. Check against video. Andrew Feinberg White House Correspondent The Independent [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS])
From Marek WalkuskiSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:35 AM
There were four F-16 flying above the WH in a „missing man” formation, not F17. Apologies for misspelling. Marek Wałkuski White House Correspondent for Polskie Radio Tel. XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:703%20403%203567) Twitter: @marekwalkuski
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:41 AM
Pool is lined up outside the Oval and waiting to enter. Andrew Feinberg White House Correspondent The Independent [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS])
From Marek WalkuskiSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:31 AM
The White House press pool and Polish reporters are gathered in the Press Briefing Room for the bilateral meeting between POTUS and Polish President Karol Nawrocki [pronounced: nah-vrots-kee]. Nawrocki arrived at the South Portico at approximately at 11:20 PM., where he was greeted by POTUS. Your pooler couldn’t witness the arrival as access was limited to TV cameras and stills. At 11:26 four F-35 fighter jets flew…
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:33 AM
Your pooler did not witness President Nawrocki’s arrival and was not advised of a time. But from the Pebble Beach area pooler observed two successive flyovers, one of F-35s and then a flight of F-16s performing a “missing man” formation. Pool is now informally gathering (but has not been officially summoned to gather) for the Oval bilat. Andrew Feinberg White House Correspondent The Independent [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mail…
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 10:50 AM
The press office has summoned the television crews and still photographers — but not the print pool — for President Nawrocki's imminent arrival. Your print pooler shall update you with an arrival time when advised of the Polish president's arrival. Please monitor your incoming pool feeds as well. Andrew Feinberg White House Correspondent The Independent [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) Independent Media The…
From Marek WalkuskiSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 10:04 AM
Good morning, I will be your foreign pooler for Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s [pronounce: navrotski] visit to the White House. Nawrocki is expected to arrive at South Portico at 11:00 AM, where he will be greeted by POTUS. A few minutes later, both presidents will watch a military flyover from the South Lawn, per Polish delegation. The schedule includes bilateral meetings in the Oval Office (pool spray), followe…
From Kate SullivanSent Thursday, September 3, 2025, 10:05 AM
Good morning from Joint Base Andrews. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are traveling to Minneapolis, Minnesota, today to pay their respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting. They will meet privately with family members affected by the shooting during their visit, according to the VP’s office. Pool was brought on Air Force Two before the Vances so we did not see them board the…
From Andrew FeinbergSent Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 9:44 AM
Good morning— Please note that per the White House, Polish president Karol Nawrocki's 1100 ET arrival will not be witnessed by the full press pool. Pool cameras and still photographers will be on hand for the arrival at the South Portico before the full in-town pool re-forms for an Oval Office bilat with pool spray currently scheduled for 1120 ET. Your pooler will dutifully relay any updates as to whether the arriva…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: NBC Secondary TV: Fox Business Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: The Independent Secondary Print: Axios New Media: Semafor Radio: CBS EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the President of the Republic of Poland White House Press Pool (Still Photographers & TV Cameras Only) South Porti…
On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance will visit Minneapolis, Minnesota, to pay their respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting. They will hold a series of private meetings to convey condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy.
From Wilner, MichaelSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 6:01 PM
The White House called a travel/photo lid at 6 pm ET. Have a good evening. Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS])
@realDonaldTrump Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across the United Stat…
Nearly 60 people were shot and at least nine people were killed in Chicago over Labor Day weekend amid dozens of shootings that marked the most violent holiday weekend of the summer in one of the nation’s most dangerous cities . The shootings included a drive-by attack that wounded seven people and another that resulted in a teenage girl getting hit by a stray bullet. No problem, according to Democrat Gov. J.B. Prit…