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Good morning from a drizzly but refreshingly cool morning Washington DC. There is nothing on the president’s public schedule today other than to leave for a weekend at his New Jersey golf course. Pool will advise if that changes. 30- S.V. Dáte Senior White House Correspondent HuffPost XXX-XXX-XXXX @svdate
WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2025 Friday, August 1, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: CBS Secondary TV: CBN Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: HuffPost Radio: NPR Secondary Print: McClatchy New Media: Townhall Out-of-Town Travel Pool TV Corr & Crew: CBS Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: Daily Mail Additional Print: Washington Examiner, AP New M…
EXECUTIVE ORDER ___________________________________________________________ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of t…
RESTRUCTURING GLOBAL TRADE TO BENEFIT AMERICAN WORKERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order modifying the reciprocal tariff rates for certain countries to further address our exploding, annual U.S. goods trade deficits. This decisive action reflects the President’s continued efforts to protect the United States against foreign threats to the national security and economy of the United States b…
EXECUTIVE ORDER ___________________________________________________________ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of t…
The White House called a travel/photo lid for the day at 6:24 p.m. Have a good rest of the night! Brett Samuels White House reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX
EXECUTIVE ORDER ________________________________________________________________ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to promote the economic, academic, and social benefits of youth sports, fitness, and nutrition, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Revocation. Executive Order 13824 of February 26, 2018 (President's Council on Sports, Fitness,…
And passing along this full quote from POTUS on Russia when asked about recent strikes on Kyiv and plans for sanctions. “I think it’s disgusting. Russia? I think it’s disgusting what they’re doing. This is Biden’s war, it’s not my war. But I said if I get in I’ll try and get the thing stopped. But I think what Russia’s doing is very sad.” Asked about sanctioning Russia: “Yeah, we have about eight days. Yeah, we’re g…
Flagging one more quote from POTUS. This quote was referring to special envoy Steve Witkoff: "Going to Israel, and then he’s going to Russia, believe it or not.” The rest of his quote was in response to a question was about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments about "genocide" in Gaza and whether he agreed. "It's terrible what's occurring there. It's a terrible thing. People are very hungry. You know, the United S…
Trump took questions for about 16 minutes. Trump was asked about what sports meant to him. “I think what this council is doing is going to be very important.” Asked about the ballroom. “We’ve been planning it a long time…but there’s never been a president who was good at ballrooms.” “They’ve always wanted to have it. In the first term I said if I get another shot at this I’m going to do a ballroom.” Asked about Virg…
President Trump said other members of the president’s council on sports, fitness and nutrition who were not in attendance include Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tony Romo, Nick Bosa, Saquon Barkley, Roger Goodell, Wayne Gretzky and Mariano Rivera. Trump said the council would also assist with issues pertaining to college athletics and women’s sports. “It’s a mess, what happened. What they’re doing with college football…
POTUS entered the Roosevelt Room at 4:18 p.m. He was joined by VP Vance, Sec. Kennedy, Sec. Bessent, Sec. Lutnick, Sec. McMahon, Harrison Butker, Lawrence Taylor, Bryson DeChambeau, Annika Sorenstam and others. Karoline Leavitt, Sergio Gor and a few other administration officials were also in the room. Your pooler’s service is spotty in the Roosevelt Room, so apologies in advance if reports are slow to come through.…
Pool is gathering to go into the Roosevelt Room for today's executive order signing. You should be able to watch the event live, but I will send color and news from the room. Brett Samuels White House reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX
REDUCING DRUG PRICES FOR AMERICANS AND TAXPAYERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump sent letters to leading pharmaceutical manufacturers outlining the steps they must take to bring down the prices of prescription drugs in the United States to match the lowest price offered in other developed nations (known as the most-favored-nation, or MFN, price). The steps include: Calling on manufacturers to provide MFN prices to…
Washington, D.C. — For 150 years, Presidents, Administrations, and White House Staff have longed for a large event space on the White House complex that can hold substantially more guests than currently allowed. President Donald J. Trump has expressed his commitment to solving this problem on behalf of future Administrations and the American people. The White House is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings…
Two-minute warning called for Karoline Leavitt's press briefing at 1:20 p.m. The briefing is being streamed live on the White House website and on C-SPAN's site. Brett Samuels White House reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX
President Donald J. Trump’s trade deal with the European Union has been hailed as among the most consequential trade deals in history — securing massive investments, finally addressing the lopsided trade deficit , securing new market access , and more. It’s just the latest example of just how wrong President Trump’s critics have been — a fact highlighted by the New York Post’s Miranda Devine in a new op-ed : “When P…
Good morning from steamy Washington, D.C. We have a lunch lid until 12:30 p.m. No changes to the president's schedule for the day, which is below: 12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press 4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT signs an Executive Order Roosevelt Room White House Press Pool Briefing Schedule: 1:00 PM Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Jam…
A travel/photo lid was called at 6:30PM. Have a good night! Lauren Fedor US Political Correspondent Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Financial Times XXX-XXX-XXXX This email was sent by a company owned by Financial Times Group Limited ("FT Group "), registered office at Bracken House, One Friday Street, London, EC4M 9BT. Registered in England and Wales with company number 879531. This e-mail may contain confidential in…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Crew: ABC Secondary TV: EWTN Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: The Hill Radio: iHeartMedia Secondary Print: RealClearPolitics New Media: Frontlines EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with the Vice President Private Dining Room Closed Press 4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT signs an Executive Order Roosevelt R…