From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 2:26 PM
POTUS gaggled unexpectedly for roughly five minutes outside the entrance to the West Wing. Most of the questions and his answers were hard to hear, so please check the tape. On the election of an American Pope: "That's a great honor, that's a great honor" "I was watching it and they said, he's from America. I said, that's great." POTUS briefly spoke on trade, saying there would be more deal signings in the Oval Offi…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 12:41 PM
Per the WH: Mrs. Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States Mrs. Usha Vance, Second Lady of the United States Mr. JD Vance-Vice President of the United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Department of Justice Ms. Jennifer Hegseth, Spouse of the Secretary of Defense Mrs. Hayley Harrison, Assistant to The President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady Ms. Karoline Leavitt, Assistant to the President and Press S…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 12:30 PM
POTUS wished everyone a happy Mother’s Day, specifically thanking FLOTUS for being “one of the best moms I’ve ever seen. Sometimes she’s almost too good. She’s so good with Barron.” Jokes that Karoline Leavitt has become “a big star. Don’t ever leave us.” Delivered a tribute to mothers of military members: “You make the sacrifices in your family so that all of our families can be safe and be free.” Touted enlistment…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:57 AM
Message to Wall Street “They said this is all a pipe dream, and this was a tough one” “It’s very conclusive and it’s a great deal” “This is just the beginning” Air traffic control and potential new system Says he’s going to be talking to the heads of the airlines Says Buttigieg “didn’t have a clue” “He didn’t know what he was doing” “We are now in the market to buy a gorgeous brand new system” “We have a system that…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 12:14 PM
POTUS entered the East Room with FLOTUS at 12:13pm. He began remarks shortly after, beginning with a celebration of the Uk tariff agreement. The event is being live-streamed. Among those spotted in attendance: Usha Vance, Pam Bondi, Karoline Leavitt, Sen. Joni Ernst Adam Cancryn White House reporter, POLITICO Cell/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
ESTABLISHING A NEW PARADIGM FOR OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: Today, on the 80th anniversary of Victory Day for World War II, President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a historic trade deal, providing American companies unprecedented access to the UK markets while bolstering U.S. national security. This is a great deal for America. President Trump: “The deal includes billions of dollars of incr…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:45 AM
More on China Said he may speak with Xi after the initial talks “We are using tariffs now for our benefit” Said he believes the upcoming talks will be “substantive” negotiations “China wants to do something, and look, they have to at this point” On US port volume slowdown “That’s good” “That means we lose less money” “When you say it slowed down that’s a good thing not a bad thing” Said the 10% tariff on the UK is n…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:23 AM
POTUS now taking questions. On why the UK first, and whether the extent of the deal is being overstated “It opens up a tremendous market for us and it works out very well” “We’ve been trying for years and they’ve been trying for years to make a deal, including when I was in the first term” “This is a very conclusive deal, we think we can grow it from there, but this is a maxed out deal, not like you said, you said i…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:11 AM
Starmer, on speaker phone, gave brief remarks, praising the agreement as one that “is going to boost trade between and across our countries” He also acknowledged the timing, saying it “couldn’t be more apt.” POTUS then had Commerce Sec. Lutnick give an overview of the deal’s details: “We’ve opened up new market access: ethanol, beef, machinery, all the agricultural products” Confirmed the 10% tariff on the UK remain…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 11:00 AM
POTUS, reading from prepared remarks, called the agreement a “breakthrough trade deal” with the UK. He noted the timing as, “today is a victory day for World War II. We won the war together” POTUS repeatedly referred to the relationship with the UK calling the country one of the US’ “closest and most cherished allies, and we’re so happy that that’s the way it worked out.” POTUS thanked Starmer and his team: “This is…
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 10:51 AM
The pool entered the Oval at 10:48 am. POTUS is seated behind the resolute desk, and he has UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer patched through on the phone Adam Cancryn White House reporter, POLITICO Cell/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX)
From Adam CancrynSent Thursday, May 8, 2025, 10:42 AM
Good morning from the White House — I'll be your print pooler today. After a bit of a delay, the pool is now gathering for the president's trade announcement, which he Truth'd earlier this morning is an agreement with the U.K. It should be available on your usual livestreams. The full schedule for today is below: 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT makes a Trade Announcement Oval Office White House Press Pool 12:00 PM THE PRESID…
President Donald J. Trump is determined to make the American pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries great again — both as a matter of national security and to unleash unprecedented prosperity for American workers. Gilead Sciences became the latest industry leader to announce a massive new investment in its U.S. operations with an $11 billion boost to its planned U.S.-based spending. The company joins a host of…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: CBS Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters Print: POLITICO Radio: SRN Secondary TV Corr & Crew: Bloomberg TV Secondary Print: Daily Caller New Media: Daily Wire EDT 8:45 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT makes a Trade Announcement Oval Office White House Press Pool 12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and FIRST LADY participate in a Cel…
https://who.eop.gov Office of the First Lady May 7, 2025 First Lady Melania Trump’s Statement on the Presidential Proclamation Honoring National Foster Care Month First Lady Melania Trump issued a statement supporting President Donald J. Trump’s official Proclamation designating May 2025, as National Foster Care Month. The date of the Proclamation is notable because May 7, 2025, also marks the anniversary of the Fir…
From Tyler PagerSent Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 2:12 PM
Pool was escorted out of the Oval Office at 1:55 p.m. As always, please check quotes against videos. POTUS opened the ceremony by announcing he signed a proclamation to celebrate victory day for World War II. "We'll have two victory days, World War I and World War II. In the future we're going to have a major celebration of each day. We're not going to have days off because we don't have enough days in the year. We…
From Tyler PagerSent Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1:39 PM
The pool entered the Oval Office at 1:38 p.m. Tyler Pager White House Correspondent 1617 I Street NW Washington, DC 20006 XXX-XXX-XXXX [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS])
From Tyler PagerSent Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1:27 PM
The pool is gathering for the swearing-in ceremony for David Perdue, the new U.S. ambassador to China. TV cameras have pre-set in the Oval Office so the ceremony will be available on your usual livestreams. Tyler Pager White House Correspondent 1617 I Street NW Washington, DC 20006 XXX-XXX-XXXX [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS])