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DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: ABC Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: Daily Caller Radio: AURN Secondary TV Corr & Crew: OAN Secondary Print: New York Post New Media: Timcast EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Swearing-In Ceremony for the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Oval Office Closed P…
Vice President JD Vance will speak at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, India, on Tuesday, April 22, at 5:30 AM EDT/3:00 PM IST. The Vice President's remarks will focus on the U.S. and India's shared economic priorities. To ensure uninterrupted delivery of these emails, please add [EMAIL ADDRESS] to your Address Book and/or Safe Sender list. The Office of the Vice President � 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW � W…
The White House Announces April 21-27 Press Rotation The White House Office of Communications has determined the press rotation for the week of April 21st-27th. Outlets and reporters interested in joining the White House Press Pool are welcome to email [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) to express interest. Date TV Secondary TV Print Secondary Print Radio New Media 21-Apr NBC RAV The Guardian Washington Examin…
FLOTUS pool proceeded to Hopscotch after POTUS and FLOTUS sat with the children as they drew cards for military members. The Hopscotch is “Be Best” themed and decorated with eggs. Each egg reads “brave,” or “caring,” “smart” or “kind.” FLOTUS joined the children by herself here and encouraged them as they played the game. We departed for the Reading Nook. Per a Daily Mail reporter, FLOTUS was asked about Pope Franci…
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FLOTUS appeared with the president and the Easter Bunny on the Blue Room Balcony about 11am ET. She’s wearing a long off white trench coat, belted around her waist, with green heels with buckles. FLOTUS and POTUS descended, and as POTUS takes questions, FLOTUS interacts with the children, who gather around her. She’s watching the children do a relay egg roll race and her husband has joined her. Mary Margaret Olohan…
The past week has shown Americans everything they need to know about Democrats’ priorities. Today, four more Democrats — Rep. Robert Garcia of California, Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida, Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, and Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon — are in El Salvador, picking up their party’s mantle of prioritizing a deported illegal immigrant MS-13 gang member over the Americans they represent. Why hasn’t Rep.…
The Indian government went all out to welcome the vice president, printing dozens of large signs bearing his face and “Welcome, the honorable James David Vance, Vice President of the United States” along the motorcade route from the airport to his next destination. After a journey through the closed off streets of New Delhi, the motorcade at 10:55 a.m. arrived at Akshardham Temple, a sprawling cultural site dedicate…
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military po…
Good morning from the South Lawn, I’m your pooler for FLOTUS today. Per FLOTUS’ comms team, the First Lady will read “Bunny with a Big Heart” by Marilyn Sadler, illustrated by Tim Bowers, at the Reading Nook during the event, the story of a forgetful bunny who gets injured, must stay in bed, and learns to be kinder to his family. Awaiting POTUS and FLOTUS who are scheduled to appear on the Blue Room Balcony before j…
The Indian government went all out to welcome the vice president, printing dozens of large signs bearing his face and “Welcome, the honorable James David Vance, Vice President of the United States” along the motorcade route from the airport to his next destination. After a journey through the closed off streets of New Delhi, the motorcade at 10:55 a.m. arrived at Akshardham Temple, a sprawling cultural site dedicate…
The Indian government went all out to welcome the vice president, printing dozens of large signs bearing his face and “Welcome, the honorable James David Vance, Vice President of the United States” along the motorcade route from the airport to his next destination. After a journey through the closed off streets of New Delhi, the motorcade at 10:55 a.m. arrived at Akshardham Temple, a sprawling cultural site dedicate…
Second gaggle continued. On another question about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Signal messages: POTUS: "We have the highest recruitment numbers I think we've had in 28 years. No, he's doing a great job. It's just fake news. They just bring up stories. I guess it sounds like disgruntled employees. He was put there to get rid of a lot of bad people and that's what he's doing so you don't always have friends whe…
POTUS held gaggles at two separate press risers during the White House Easter Egg Roll. Your pooler was at the second one. Here is a first round of quotations from that: Q: How are tariff negotiations going? POTUS: "I think they're going very well. We're going to make a lot of money. We're already 25% on cars and aluminum and steel. Taking in a lot of money, more money than this country's seen. And that's just the b…
POTUS walked a line of reporters taking questions. He said he does not yet know whether he will attend the Pope’s funeral. He expressed confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and criticised the “fake news” media. On the question of whether Secretary Hegseth is doing a good job, POTUS remarked: “Ask the Houthis.” More to follow. David Smith Washington bureau chief Guardian News & Media Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Cell…
POTUS finished speaking at 11.06am and, with FLOTUS, descended the south portico stairs. The Easter Bunny followed behind. POTUS and FLOTUS stood and observed ‘The President’s Own’ Marine Band playing. POTUS spent a few minutes talking to reporters then to staff. Holding FLOTUS’s hand, POTUS leaned over and talked to one child lined up for the egg roll. The Easter Bunny stood to FLOTUS’s left. POTUS asked the childr…
POTUS, FLOTUS and the Easter Bunny emerged on the south portico balcony at 11am. The crowd cheered and the national anthem followed. POTUS said: “Happy Easter, everyone.” POTUS said of the late Pope: “He was a good man, he worked hard and loved the world.” POTUS is still speaking. David Smith Washington bureau chief Guardian News & Media Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Cell: XXX-XXX-XXXX [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]…
Pool and pre-credentialed media are on the south lawn, which is divided up by white fences and gates. There are lots of multicoloured eggs neatly stacked on tables covered by pink tablecloths. Standing yellow signs say, ‘Egg roll start’ and ‘Egg roll finish’. Staff are wearing white aprons. There are hundreds of parents and young children on the south lawn, making for a convivial atmosphere. One area is dedicated to…
NEW DELHI, INDIA – Today, Vice President JD Vance met with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India. The Vice President was accompanied by the Second Lady Mrs. Usha Vance, their children, and senior members of the Trump Administration. Vice President Vance and Prime Minister Modi welcomed significant progress in the negotiations for a U.S.-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and formally announced the finalizati…
The Indian government went all out to welcome the vice president, printing dozens of large signs bearing his face and “Welcome, the honorable James David Vance, Vice President of the United States” along the motorcade route from the airport to his next destination. After a journey through the closed off streets of New Delhi, the motorcade at 10:55 a.m. arrived at Akshardham Temple, a sprawling cultural site dedicate…