From Philip WegmannSent Friday, July 11, 2025, 9:13 AM
Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought gaggled with reporters in the White House driveway this morning. "FEMA has $13 billion in its reserves right now to continue to pay for the necessary expenses," Vought said of that agency before adding that "the president has said to Texas, anything it needs it will get." He continued that, at the same time, "we also want FEMA to be reformed. We want FEMA to work…
From Myah WardSent Thursday, July 10, 2025, 5:40 PM
Border czar Tom Homan briefly gaggled with reporters, please check quotes against the feed: https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/tom-homan-speaks-to-reporters-at-the-white-house/662357. He wouldn’t engage on questions about how the White House would respond on the legal front to the latest birthright citizenship ruling, but he did respond to a question the judge. “It’s another example of a radical judge…
From Myah WardSent Thursday, July 10, 2025, 5:20 PM
The pool camera caught a glimpse of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang leaving the West Wing this afternoon before he turned around and went back inside. The press office would not confirm the reported meeting with POTUS — or whether it has concluded. John and Jim Harbaugh, coaches for the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers, respectively, were also spotted exiting the West Wing a few minutes ago. Myah Ward White House r…
Today, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the Administration is taking the biggest step in more than 30 years to protect taxpayer-funded benefits for American citizens — NOT illegal aliens. The move, which preserves roughly $40 billion in benefits for American citizens, overturns decades of bureaucratic defiance and builds on President Trump’s executive order directing an END to the subsidization of open…
From Myah WardSent Thursday, July 10, 2025, 9:09 AM
Hi all, I'll be your print pooler today at the White House. Per the guidance, the president has no public events today. I will keep you updated with any changes. EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his Intelligence Briefing Oval Office Closed Press Myah Ward White House reporter POLITICO XXX-XXX-XXXX
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: NBC Secondary TV: RAV Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: Politico Radio: BBC Secondary Print: CQ Roll Call New Media: Daily Wire EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his Intelligence Briefing Oval Office Closed Press To ensure uninterrupted delivery of these emails, please add [EMAIL ADDR…
With the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law, President Trump has delivered the LARGEST TAX CUT IN HISTORY for middle- and working-class Americans, but that's not all. This historic legislation also fulfills his No Tax on Tips campaign promise, which allows hardworking Americans to keep more of their earnings on tipped income. Watch as a CNBC analyst predicts Uber driver earnings could increase by a billion dolla…
When President Donald J. Trump unveiled his historic America First trade agenda in April, he offered some free advice : “Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN … Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!” President Trump was right (again). Wall Street sentiment is surging as the stock market reaches new record highs . JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Goldman Sachs , Citigroup , Deutsche…
From FRASER JacksonSent Wednesday, July 9, 2025 2:29 PM
Hello again all, Some quotes from the African leaders and some from Trump and Jamieson Greer during the Q&A at the end. As ever, please check against the tape/livestream for clarification. Gabon - President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema ‘We are not poor countries. We are rich when it comes to raw materials, but we need partners. That is our wish.’ ‘We have focused on transparency. We have worked on agreements with th…
From Shawn McCreeshSent Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 2:01 PM
I forgot to put a subject line for the last dispatch, which should have been Pool Report #4. Sorry about that. At about 1:48pm, President Trump stopped taking questions and the pool was ushered out of the state dining room. He dodged questions about the munitions pause to Ukraine but did say he was unhappy with Russia over the latest attack on Ukraine. He took some other questions about tariffs, John Fetterman, Gaza…
As ICE agents risk their lives to secure our borders and protect our communities, they’re facing a 700% surge in assaults — a direct consequence of dangerous, inflammatory rhetoric from Democrat politicians. The attacks have only gotten more brazen in recent days: On July 4, 11 leftist criminals ambushed officers at an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas. After defacing vehicles with anti-ICE graffiti — including “ICE p…
From Shawn McCreeshSent Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 1:27 PM
At about 1:20pm, President Trump has started to take questions. An African reporter asks the leaders at the table if they intend to nominate Trump for a Nobel peace prize; Nguema says he sees no problem with a Nobel Peace Prize and that in fact President Trump deserves one. “Very nice, I didnt know Id be treated this nicely, we could do this all day long,” Trump says, eliciting chuckles from some at the table. Now t…
From Shawn McCreeshSent Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 1:16 PM
President Trump’s translation headphones are in as the leader of Mauritania kicks off the meeting, thanking him for the invitation to the White House. Mr. Trump is squinting and nodding along with interest as the Mauritanian leader tells Mr. Trump that he is a pacifist who is working hard to solve conflicts around the world from Africa to Pakistan-India and the Middle East. The Mauritanian leader says his is not a v…
From Shawn McCreeshSent Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 12:55 PM
After a one hour delay, the pool has now been led into the state dining room. We’ve been given translation headsets to listen in as the conversation will apparently involve several different languages. President Trump is sitting in the middle of the table. Jamieson Greer and Stephen Miller are to his left. Massad Boulos is to his right. Among others. The White House passed along the following names of leaders visiti…
From Shawn McCreeshSent Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 11:50 AM
Good morning everyone, I'll be your print pooler today. No updates to the president's schedule. Heads up that we are gathering now to go to the state dining room for President Trump's lunch with African leaders who are visiting the White House from the following nations: Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal. The event will be livestreamed from all the usual places. I will send along some atmospheri…