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In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: FOX Secondary TV Corr: FOX 5 DC Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: Bloomberg Government Secondary Print: Washington Times Radio: FOX New Media: Daily Signal EDT: 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time The White House Closed Press 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the Montana State University FCS National Champions Rose Garden Closed Press…
We have a lid as of 6:00pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Traveling via Rock Creek Parkway again, the motorcade got back to the White House at about 4:27pm. There were some protestors near the cathedral exit. Pool didn’t see President Trump renter the building. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Pool was escorted out of the cathedral at about 4:10pm. We couldn’t see the president enter the motorcade. Motorcade started rolling at about 4:18pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Pool is being told to start gathering their belongings to exit. (Service is likely wrapping soon, or at least the President will be leaving soon.) Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
From the cathedral balcony, the pool can see Presidnet Trump sitting and fidgeting as others speak. He’s shifting positions quite frequently, neck swaying and switching between leaning forward and leaning back. We are too far to really his face. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Trump read his remarks from paper notes. He finished speaking at 2:38pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
President Trump walked up to begin his eulogy at 2:23pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
The choir began at about 2:07pm. Service began at about 2:10pm. The event is being live streamed on a couple of different feeds online, including the WH YouTube page. Additional guests: Eric and Lara Trump, Mike Waltz, Linda McMahon, Sean Hannity, and it appears three rows back Mike Pence Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
With an obstructed view, pool can see: Justice Brett Kavanaugh PM Netanyahu Presidnet Zelenskyy Russ Vought Robert Kennedy Jr Todd Blanche Marco Rubio Pete Hegseth Doug Burgum Howard Lutnick Chris Wright John Radcliffe Markwayne Mullin Jamison Greer Scott Bessent Susie Wiles Stephen Miller Steve Witkoff JD Vance President Trump walked in with the priest at 1:56pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
The motorcade took Rock Creek Parkway up to the National Cathedral. It arrived at about 1:46pm. Pool couldn’t see the president enter the church. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Pool was loaded into the motorcade in front of the WH at 1:15pm. TV pool caught the President enter the motorcade at 1:32pm. We started rolling at 1:34pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Gather at the stakeout location. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Statement from Press Sec on the Oval Office meetings: https://x.com/PressSec/status/2082140120346415104 Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Lunch lid until 1:10pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
The meeting with PM Netanyahu started at 11:03am, per the White House. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Apologies for the typo, 10:57am* Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
PM Netanyahu arrived at 10:57 pm, as seen by our photographer colleagues. He arrived through the side entrance of the West Wing. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
The Zelenskyy meeting began at 9:47 am, per the White House. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Good morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the White House at about 9:40am (credit to our photog colleagues who spotted him!). He entered through the side entrance of the West Wing. President Trump is scheduled to meet with Zelenskyy and then later Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu this morning. (WH has not changed guidance on this meeting opening up to press as of yet.) Brittany Gibson Politics Re…