From Nadia BilbassySent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 11:39 AM
Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain arrived at 11: 38 am, honor guards representing different branches of the military lined up both side of his motorcade. President Trump greeted him, he waved to the press. Here is a list of the Bahraini delegation at the White House. Principal: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Mi…
From Brian SchwartzSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 12:19 PM
Pool was just escorted out of Oval Office after speaking with the president and his guests for approximately 30 minutes Brian Schwartz White House Economic Policy Reporter
From Brian SchwartzSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 12:14 PM
On trade Trump says he plans to send over 100 countries notes of how much they are required to pay in tariffs to do business with the United States On doj releasing Epstein documents Trump says the DOJ should release documents related to Epstein as long as those records are “credible” Brian Schwartz White House Economic Policy Reporter
From Brian SchwartzSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025 12:08 PM
Trump says the U.S. is in “no rush” to make a deal with Iran On Trump’s truth social post on Jeff Epstein: Trump called the situation with Epstein is a “hoax” and took aim at some members of his own party for continuing to ask questions about Epstein “I call it the Epstein hoax… they are wasting their time with a guy who died three or four years ago” Trump later pushed back on the reports he’s considering firing Pow…
From Brian SchwartzSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 12:01 PM
Bahrain’s leader says the country is moving to $17 billion worth of investments and projects the U.S. Secretary Rubio chimed in on the situation in Syria- called it an “unfortunate situation” and has been engaged with all sides On Jerome Powell Trump says he is not planning to fire Powell but when asked if he’s ruling it out entirely, he said he never ruled anything out Brian Schwartz White House Economic Policy Rep…
From Irie SentnerSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 11:53 AM
Good morning from JBA. I’ll be your pooler today for Vice President JD Vance’s trip to West Pittston, Pennsylvania. He’ll hold a rally celebrating Republicans’ landmark domestic policy bill — which they call the “One Big Beautiful Bill” — for which Vance cast the tie-breaking Senate vote earlier this month. The vice president and Second Lady Usha Vance arrived at JBA at 11:49 am and boarded AF2 at 11:52 am. They did…
From Brian SchwartzSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 11:43 AM
President Trump greeted Bahrain’s leaders as they arrived at the White House after an over 30 minute delay from the scheduled 11:00 am arrival time. Trump and the officials from Bahrain were surrounded by members of the U.S. armed forces holding flags. Trump waved to the crowd, gave a thumbs up and went into White House with Bahrain officials
President Donald J. Trump’s visit to Pennsylvania yesterday — which showcased an unprecedented $92 billion commitment to cutting-edge AI and energy initiatives — ignited widespread acclaim for the Trump Administration’s vision as the catalyst for unparalleled growth and opportunity. Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray : “I want to start by thanking President Trump for recognizing the importance of American leaders…
From Brian SchwartzSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 9:38 AM
Good morning, I will be your foreign pooler for the visit of Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to the White House today. Today’s visit to the White House is part of a broader diplomatic and economic engagement aimed at deepening cooperation across defense, trade, technology, and regional security. Background on Today’s White House Meeting This marks the Crown Pri…
From Brian SchwartzSent Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 8:50 AM
Good morning from the White House, I am your in-town print pooler for the day. Here's President Trump's schedule for Wednesday July 16 EDT 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Stakeout Location Open Press 11:15 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Oval Office White House Press Poo…
President Donald J. Trump is making America the undisputed world leader in artificial intelligence — and today marked a massive leap forward with the announcement of over $90 billion in groundbreaking AI and energy investments in Pennsylvania. Joined by leaders of the nation’s premier tech and energy giants, administration officials, and lawmakers, President Trump showcased the investments this afternoon at the firs…
From Cameron JosephSent Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 7:34 PM
Sorry Powell wasn't in the last report, couldn't hear him well enough to understand POTUS' response in real time. Here's that q, Bessent, q on crypto, and fuller quote on Epstein. On Powell: "The one thing I wouldn't have guessed is he would be spending two and a half million dollars to build a little extension onto the fed." Q: Is it fireable offense? "I think it sort of is, because if you look at his testimony...…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: ABC Secondary TV: Bloomberg TV Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: WSJ Radio: ABC Secondary Print: Washington Times New Media: NOTUS EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Stakeout Location Open Press 11:15 AM THE PRESIDENT partici…
From Joseph GarrisonSent Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 7:19 PM
Marine One landed on the White House south lawn at 7:09 pm. President Trump walked off the helicopter at 7:12 pm. Trump waved at reporters, acknowledged the new American flag on the south lawn and did not come over to reporters to take questions. Your pool reporter shouted one question at Trump — why did you pull national guard troops from Los Angeles? — but Trump did not respond. A couple other questions were also…
From Cameron JosephSent Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 7:03 PM
POTUS boarded Marine One at 6:56pm. It took off for the White House at 7pm. Fuller quotes from the gaggle tk in next report but over to in-town pool! POTUS incoming. Cameron Joseph Senior Washington Reporter The Christian Science Monitor
From Cameron JosephSent Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:58 PM
POTUS gaggled on the tarmac until 6:55pm. Fuller quotes tk. Check against audio and transcript, hard to hear over plane engines. More quotes tk. Otter link: https://otter.ai/u/Ty_2JRbbamC07Yp3DqB7BjR5mQc Epstein: "he's been dead for a long time... I don't understand" why people are so interested. "I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be interesting to anybody." Why give Putin another 50 days on Ukra…
From Cameron JosephSent Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:39 PM
AF1 landed at 6:23pm in sunny DC. POTUS deplaned at 6:36pm. He's talking to us now along with Secs. Buegun and Lutnick. Says they're working on "five or six" more trade drals. "Indonesia was great." More tk Cameron Joseph Senior Washington Reporter The Christian Science Monitor XXX-XXX-XXXX
From Joseph GarrisonSent Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:26 PM
The WH pool was called to the Palm Room doors at 6:25 pm for Trump’s arrival. Joey Garrison White House correspondent XXX-XXX-XXXX Twitter: @joeygarrison