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The bilateral meeting between President Donald Trump and Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin began at 11:46 https://otter.ai/u/yFqxjwytMbQnhnzZSmuxcbPhqY8 Bart Jansen White House correspondent USA TODAY Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX (tel:XXX-XXX-XXXX) [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS])
Greetings from your print pooler for the day. The arrival was open press but here are some notes. Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin arrived at the White House at 11:34 a.m. A couple dozen military flag bearers lined the driveway. US and Irish flags flanked the White House door. Trump was asked about inflation. “Very good news,” he said. A bilateral meeting with Trump in the Oval Office is expected to start wit…
This Friday, March 14, 2025, Vice President JD Vance and Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler will travel to Bay City, Michigan to tour Vantage Plastics, a plastics manufacturer. Following the tour, Vice President Vance and Administrator Loeffler will deliver remarks highlighting America's industrial resurgence. This event is open to press. Please RSVP at this link by 10:00 AM ET Th…
Hi folks, I will be your foreign pooler today, covering the visit of the Irish Prime minister Miche�l Martin today. As a reminder, the Irish word used for “leader” is Taoiseach, pronounced “tee-shock”. Here is a brief background that I hope will be helpful to your coverage of today's events: Mr. Martin recently returned to the role as Taoiseach. He served in the same capacity between 2020 and 2022, as part of a swap…
“Today’s CPI report shows inflation is declining and the economy is moving in the right direction under President Trump. Core consumer prices, which is the best measure of inflation, dropped to its lowest level in FOUR years. This inflation report, much like last week’s jobs report, is far better than the media predicted and the so-called ‘experts’ expected. When will they learn to stop doubting President Trump? As…
VPOTUS welcomed Taoiseach Miche�l Martin for a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast on Wednesday at the vice president’s residence this morning at 8:26 a.m. . VPOTUS and the Second Lady greeted Martin and his wife, Mary O’Shea, with handshakes on the front porch of the residence. Vance patted Martin on the shoulder. Vance and Martin shook hands a second time when a press photographer asked the two men to repeat the gesture.…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025 In-Town Pool Wire: Bloomberg Photos: AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty TV Corr & Crew: NBC Secondary TV Corr & Crew: RAV Print: USA Today Radio: VOA New Media: Washington Free Beacon EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 10:45 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the Taoiseach of Ireland Stakeout Location Open Press 10:50 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting wit…
President Trump's motorcade started moving from the Business Roundtable meeting at the Wharf at 6:21 pm. As Trump's motorcade pulled away, a few pro- Palestine protestors chanted. One held a sign that read: "Drain the Swamp Stop Funding Israel." The motorcade rolled onto the White House grounds at 6:24 pm. Trump walked out of the limo ans into the South Portico at 6:25 pm. Brian Bennett Senior White House Correspond…
Correction: previous report said this was a Business Roundtable annual meeting. It is a quarterly meeting, not an annual meeting. More quotes CEO Chuck Robbins of Cisco: "Congratulations on the ceasefire from Ukraine and Russia today. That was hugely significant." President Trump: "Well it's Ukraine. But we hope to get Russia. You know, I've been saying Russia is easier to deal with than Ukraine, which is not suppos…
White House press office called a travel photo lid at 6:43 pm. Brian Bennett Senior White House Correspondent TIME @ByBrianBennett CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and/or proprietary. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message, including any attachments, in its entirety.
Trumo walked into the room full of CEOs at 5:15 pm. He sat on stage with Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems. Other CEOs sat in chairs in the room. Robbins said this was the largest attendence they've had at a Business Roundtable annual meeting. Trump about the CEO's in the room: "A lot of friends in the audience. A couple I don't like very much." Robbins asked Trump about Elon Musk and his work in government. Trump…
President Trump walked out of the South Portico and stepped into the Presidential limo at 5 pm. Heading to Business Roundtable event. From the White House Press Office-- “After President Trump threatened to use his executive powers to retaliate with a colossal 50 percent tariff against Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke with Secretary Lutnick to convey that he is backing down on implementing a 25 percent charge…
Here's an Otter link for the President Trump and Elon Musk appearance: https://otter.ai/u/hP15h9ASsrJDNkv5Ee8vI9a9kyA?utm_source=copy_url CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and/or proprietary. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message, including any attachments, in its entirety.
Trump sat in a red Model S, not a red Model X, as I wrote in pool report #6. Sorry about the error. More quotes coming. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and/or proprietary. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message, including any attachments, in its entirety.
Trump sat in a red Model X. Trump: "That's beautiful." The two walked to a Cybertruck. Musk: "This is bullet proof." A reporter asked Musk is he would remain CEO of Tesla while working with Trump. Musk: "Yea. I am CEO of Tesla and yea." Trump pointed to Musk: "This man is a great patriot and you should cherish it." Musk was asked if he could guarantee there would be no interruption to be Social Security benefits. Mu…
Elon Musk is standing next to Trump. Musk's son is with him and is holding a black toy truck. Trump and Musk both talked about Teslas. Trump talked about what he is doing with tarrifs. He took some questions from reporters. On his own, Trump brought up Ukraine. Trump: "Ukraine. Ceasefire. Just agreed to a little while ago." "Ukraine has agreed to it, and hopefully Russia will agree to it." Is Zelensky invited back t…
President Trump walked out of the Oval Office with Elon Musk. Trump said he would buy a Tesla. He said he would not be driving it because he is not allowed to. He said the Tesla would be used at the White House. Trump said about Elon Musk: "I think he's been treated very unfairly by a very small group of people. And I just want people to know that he can't be penalized for being a patriot." Trump, asked about the st…
Pool is gathered on the South Lawn driveway. Five Teslas are arranged in a row in front of the South Portico, including one Cybertruck. We are expecting President Trump to walk out of the Oval Office to look at the Teslas. Brian Bennett Senior White House Correspondent TIME @ByBrianBennett CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and/or proprietary.…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during the briefing that President Trump intends to invite the pool to see him inspect a Tesla at the White House this afternoon. (President Trump is scheduled to depart the White House at 4:40 pm to speak at the Business Roundtable offices, per the White House daily guidance. So, the Tesla photo op will likely be sometime before his departure.) CONFIDENTIALITY NOTIC…
At 1:12 pm, White House announced a 2 minute warning for the briefing. Brian Bennett Senior White House Correspondent TIME @ByBrianBennett