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The rally ended at 8.30pm with ‘Y.M.C.A.’ playing from the loudspeakers and the pool moving to the press vans. David Smith Washington bureau chief Guardian News & Media
Night has fallen. As POTUS speaks, the seated crowd is applauding and cheering on cue while booing mentions of his foes. A few people are using their signs as fans because of the heat. POTUS said: "The Democrats gave us the dark age of America and we turned it into the golden age." He predicted the Iran war will end soon. "Just you watch. Trump was right about everything." POTUS said the US had been "dead" but is no…
Attorney General Todd Blanche is present. POTUS said: "A man that's represented me in the past, and he was a great lawyer - like great, great, great lawyer - and Todd Blanche is now the attorney general of the United States." POTUS mocked Joe Biden for using an autopen. He criticised Roy Cooper again: "He tried to protest he's a moderate. He's not. He's a radical left weak person." POTUS cited the case of Iryna Zaru…
Wearing a red 'USA' cap, a dark suit and a long red tie, POTUS walked on stage at 7.27pm as Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the USA' boomed from loudspeakers. POTUS gave fist pumps and swayed his palms in time to the music. The crowd cheered and whooped. Some held up blue or red 'Making America safe again' signs. POTUS began: "This is a special place. I love it. We're going to elect Michael Whatley, that's what we're goi…
POTUS's motorcade reached Gastonia Municipal Airport, North Carolina, the venue for tonight's open air campaign rally, at 7.04pm. Numerous people lined the streets, holding up their cellphones as the motorcade passed. Pool left the press vans and went straight to the media area. The weather is 81°F with a clear blue sky. Loud music is booming including James Brown's 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World' and Sinead O'Conn…
More from POTUS's gaggle with the pool at Charlotte airport: On the Fed: "They're raising the rates to make Trump do as bad as he can possibly do. The problem they have is that we have the greatest economy in history. We have over 21 trillion dollars being invested in this country, which is five times more than we've ever had before." On Iran: "Hopefully we're towards the end of the war. They want to make a deal, an…
POTUS descended the Air Force One staircase at 6.24pm, holding the handrail, then walked over to reporters. First he talked about tonight's rally for Michael Whatley in North Carolina. Then he took questions and was asked if he still has confidence in Fed chair Kevin Warsh after today's decision on interest rates. POTUS said: "I do. I mean, I'm relying on Kevin, but he's got a very tough board. He's got a board that…
Air Force One was wheels up from Joint Base Andrews at 5.17pm and landed in Charlotte, North Carolina 6.03pm after an uneventful flight. David Smith Washington bureau chief Guardian News & Media
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Greetings from a sunny Joint Base Andrews, where Marine One touched down at 5.02pm. POTUS disembarked at 5.05pm and saluted. He buttoned his suit jacket and walked and talked with an officer. Pool reporters shouted questions but POTUS waved, saluted and walked up the stairway at 5.06pm without answering. He boarded Air Force One, departing soon. David Smith Washington bureau chief Guardian News & Media
President Trump exited the motorcade and boarded Marine One at 4:47 p.m. Pool stood at a distance on the Ellipse and Trump did not stop for questions. Marine One was wheels up at 4:51 p.m., en route to Gastonia, North Carolina. Anumita Kaur D.C. Correspondent The Seattle Times
The restricted pool is gathered for POTUS's departure to Gastonia, North Carolina from the Ellipse. Anumita Kaur D.C. Correspondent The Seattle Times
President Donald J. Trump returns to North Carolina today with a simple message: North Carolinians are better off with Republican leadership. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has driven crime down, put money back in workers’ pockets, and unleashed a wave of advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and AI investment across the Tar Heel State. Making North Carolina Safe Again The Trump Administr…
We have a lunch lid until 1 p.m. Anumita Kaur D.C. Correspondent The Seattle Times
Good morning! I’m your in-town print pooler today. There have been no changes to President Trump's schedule thus far. POTUS is scheduled to depart the White House for Gastonia, North Carolina this afternoon, where he is set to deliver remarks at 7 p.m. The president has three closed policy meetings, two closed photo opportunities and closed signing time scheduled in the Oval Office today otherwise. It’s a warm, clou…
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Lid called at 6 p.m. sharp. Have a great evening! Carolina Lumetta White House Correspondent | RealClearPolitics
A cohort of 14 black vehicles just finished picking up ambassadors from the West Wing. Your pooler has requested a list of attendees from the White House. Attaching a photo here (h/t fellow pooler Reena Bhardwaj) as the color guard held flags from each represented country, plus the United States flag. The last vehicle left at 3:34 p.m. Carolina Lumetta White House Correspondent | RealClearPolitics
Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke for around 33 minutes, noting that he stayed 10 minutes longer than he had planned. Questions covered topics including mail-in voting, artificial intelligence, and the president’s post this morning about Supreme Court justices. Blanche mentioned three times that he enjoyed the press sweating in the sun. Carolina Lumetta White House Correspondent | RealClearPolitics
We have a 2-minute warning for the briefing. It will be streamed in the usual places. The press is set up largely in a similar seating chart to the briefing room, in white and yellow chairs. New media is standing to the sides behind a rope line. We are facing the Oval. Carolina Lumetta White House Correspondent | RealClearPolitics