From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 3:48 PM
An Otter link to the event is available here. Please note that Otter transcriptions are imprecise; this is not a verbatim transcript. Always refer to audio to verify exact quotes. https://otter.ai/u/buO7Iph6HFN3YpKNjSMAKErkLcE Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) C XXX-XXX-XXXX Tw @mawilner File:Los Angeles Times logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 3:42 PM
A new bust of Abraham Lincoln, by Gutzon Borglum, has been placed outside the colonnade entrance to the Oval Office. It appears to be a bronze cast of the original marble sculpture located in the Capitol crypt. A gold-framed mirror hangs beside it. Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) C XXX-XXX-XXXX Tw @mawilner File:Los Angeles Times logo.svg - Wiki…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 3:41 PM
Continuing on trade litigation, POTUS said a loss in court would be devastating. “We would have to give trillions and trillions of dollars back,” POTUS said. “I can’t imagine it happening.” He said the administration has a strong relationship with India despite the ongoing, intensive trade war targeting New Delhi. “India was charging us tremendous tariffs — about the highest in the world,” he said. Trump also said h…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 3:35 PM
He said his obligation to protect the country “includes Baltimore,” calling it “one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the world.” He said he hopes Maryland Gov. Moore and Illinois Gov. Pritzker call him for federal help. He also suggested another Los Angeles deployment is possible, despite a federal judge ruling today that his June action violated the Posse Comitatus Act. “He’s going to need us again, because it…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 3:11 PM
POTUS said his purported absence over the weekend, with minimal engagement with the press, was routine under his predecessor, Joe Biden. After saying he had not heard the rumors of his death, he changed course and said that he had. “I heard that. I got reports,” he said. “No, I was very active over the weekend,” he added. “It’s fake news.” On Putin, he says that he has “learned things” that the public will learn ove…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 3:03PM
POTUS said he just received a briefing about a military operation against a sea vessel involved in the drug trade coming out of Venezuela. The U.S. “shot out a boat,” he said, providing few details. “We took it out,” he said. He’s taking questions. POTUS said he hasn’t seen rumors that he died over the weekend. Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) C…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 2:58 PM
POTUS said he was moving Space Command to Alabama in part because Colorado has mail-in voting, which he said means the state has “automatically crooked elections.” He said that work on missile defense would occur at the new site. “We’re going to be having a Golden Dome the likes of which no one’s seen before.” Vice President Vance joked that he lobbied hard for Spacecom to relocate to Ohio, and lauded the creation o…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 2:51 PM
Your pool was ushered in to the Oval at 2:46 pm ET. POTUS was already standing at a podium flanked by Defense Department leadership and Alabama lawmakers next to the Resolute Desk. He’s announcing that Space Command will be headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, which he said would henceforth be known as “Rocket City.” Event ongoing. Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mail…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 2:40 PM
Pool officially gathered at 2:40 pm ET. We’re moving toward the Oval. Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) C XXX-XXX-XXXX Tw @mawilner File:Los Angeles Times logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 2:16 PM
The White House has not officially called for your pool to gather or informed us of a change to the schedule, but we have nevertheless gathered at the press room doors for the president’s 2:00 pm ET announcement. Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) C XXX-XXX-XXXX Tw @mawilner File:Los Angeles Times logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons
President Donald J. Trump made finishing the border wall a central campaign promise) — and he continues to deliver. Using existing funding halted by the Biden Administration and new funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Trump Administration is swiftly moving forward to build hundreds of miles of new border wall and make other technological and safety improvements that will make the southern border the most se…
President Donald J. Trump has spent a lifetime building dreams and beating the odds on his path to success and, ultimately, becoming a two-term President of the United States. In an inspirational new social media video , the White House summarized these “11 life-changing lessons from President Trump,” as he told them to The University of Alabama Class of 2025 earlier this year. 11 life-changing lessons from Presiden…
From Michael WilnerSent Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 11:34 AM
Good afternoon. The White House has called a lunch lid until 12:30 pm ET. Michael A. Wilner Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times E [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) C XXX-XXX-XXXX Tw @mawilner File:Los Angeles Times logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons
https://who.eop.gov Office of the First Lady FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY Media Advisory: First Lady Melania Trump Hosts a Meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education You are invited to apply for media credentials for the following event. WHAT: Meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education WHEN: Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET WHERE: The White…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: FOX Secondary TV: Gray TV Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: LA Times Secondary Print: USA Today New Media: Air & Space Forces Magazine Radio: BBC EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT makes an announcement White House Press Pool Oval Office To ensure uninterrupted delivery of these emails, pleas…
From Shirish DateSent Monday, September 1, 2025, 3:42 PM
The president’s motorcade pulled onto the South Lawn driveway at 1537 after a routine drive back along roads and highways again closed to other traffic in our direction. Pool caught the briefest glimpse of the president stepping out of the SUV at 1538 as the press vans came to a halt. The pro-Trump contingent had grown to about 20 supporters on the sidewalk just outside his golf course as we departed there. Pool did…
From Shirish DateSent Monday, September 1, 2025, 3:07 PM
The president was back in his SUV at 1504 after 5.5 hrs at his golf course. At 1505 the motorcade is rolling. Photogs report he waved at press vans as he passed where we were parked. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
From Shirish DateSent Monday, September 1, 2025, 2:16 PM
At 1411 pool loaded back into the press vans to get positioned into the motorcade. 30- ———————- S.V. Dáte White House correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
The White House Announces September 1 - September 7 Press Rotation The White House Office of Communications has determined the In-Town press rotation for the week of September 1 -September 7. Outlets and reporters interested in joining the White House Press Pool are welcome to email [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) to express interest. Date TV Secondary Networks Print Secondary Print Radio New Media 1-Sep CN…
As Americans across the nation mark Labor Day, President Trump stands as the champion of the American Worker. From surging native-born employment and rising blue-collar wages to innovative workforce initiatives like expanded apprenticeships and trade school funding, the Trump Administration is reversing decades of neglect and finally putting American Workers first. President Trump is overseeing a private sector boom…