Pool report 14
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Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 6:02 PM
The White House called a travel/photo lid at 6pm Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (Signal & What's App)
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Pool report 13
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:47 PM
Some Cabinet members are scheduled to do local media hits in the Rose Garden. There is a possibility that others may stop at the sticks. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (Signal & What's App)
IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S "DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY" COST EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE
EXECUTIVE ORDER By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. This order commences a transformation in Federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans to ensure Government spending is transparent and Government employees are accountable to the American public. Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order: (a) "Adm…
Illegal Immigrant Killers, Rapists Aren’t Scholars — They’re Criminals
White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai: “Michael Moore is free to visit the quantum computing and particle physics labs that MS-13, TDA, and the cartels are now going to have to set up back home in El Salvador, Venezuela, and Mexico. The Trump Administration will remain focused on putting our own citizens first by mass deporting illegal migrant rapists, murders, and other criminals out of American communities…
Pool report 12
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:30 PM
Here's an otter from the cabinet room meeting: https://otter.ai/u/UIgWPFCeBwCC8C4VL1W5Awbl5_E?utm_source=copy_url Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (Signal & What's App)
Pool report 11
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 12:53 PM
Trump thanks the press pool and we're ushered out at 12:47pm after about 65 minutes. Also in the room (h/t Chris Bedford from Blaze Media): Dan Scovino Sergio Gor Peter Navarro Jacob Reese Bedford also noticed Wiles had left at about 12:34pm. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (Signal & What's App)
Pool report 10
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 12:48 PM
Trump continues& Trump in Putin: “He will” have to make concessions. “The Ukraines are good fighter so have to say it without our equipment& it would be over very quickly.” Follow up on what concession? “NATO you can forget about.” JD Vance on concession: “We’re not going to do the negotiations in public with the American media. We’re going to do them in private.” “He (Trump) hasn’t conceded anything.” RFK Jr. on me…
Pool report 9
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 12:39 PM
Trump continues answering questions& Trump on cutting social security/medicare: “I have said it so many times you shouldn’t ask me that question& we’re not going to touch. We’re going to look for fraud.” Trump on executive power and giving orders to cabinet members: “They’ll follow the orders. No exceptions.” Howard Lutnick on tariff pause: For Fentayl related tariffs, “at the end of 30 days they have and satisfy hi…
Pool report 8
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 12:26 PM
Trump continues answering questions& Trump on DOGE: “We’re cutting down government. We’re cutting down the size of government. We’re bloated. We’re sloppy.” Then points to social security and said “They’re 200 years old” cashing checks Trump on border: “We took over a mess” “We want people to come into our country by the way but they have come legally” Trump on gold visa ($5 mil investment for a green card) Companie…
Pool report 7
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 12:03 PM
Trump and Musk now taking questions, starting at 11:55am Musk asked if the cabinet is happy with him, Trump interrupts and asks: “Is anyone unhappy with Elon? If you are, we’ll throw them out of here” The cabinet gives a round of applause for Musk. Musk calls the 5 bullets email not a performance review, but a pulse check review. “There are fictional individuals collecting paychecks.” “Are they alive and can they ri…
Pool report 4 - in the cabinet room
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 11:44 AM
The pool entered the cabinet meeting room at 11:42am. President Trump began his remarks at 11:42. He is flanked by Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth and Sec. of State Marco Rubio. First announcement is Zelenskyy will be coming to the White House on Friday. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (Signal & What's App)
Pool report 6
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 11:55 AM
Trump remarks: On DOGE “Whether it’s this year of next year I think we’ll be very close to balancing budgets” “I can tell you everything I’ve done for the last—long period of time” (on 5 bullets email) “We have a mandate to do this. And this part of the reason I got elected.” Elon begins remarks at 11:51 “I call myself humble tech support here,” revealing a Black t shirt that said “tech support.” “The overall goal h…
Pool report 5
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 11:48 AM
In the room with the president: Full cabinet, including the unconfirmed nominees. Senior WH staff, including Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller Elon Musk is in a seat on the far left side of the room in a second row of chairs, not at the cabinet table. He’s wearing the dark MAGA hat. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (Signal & What's App)
Pool report 3
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025 11:10 AM
The pool is moving to the meeting at 11:07am. The event is being carried live (on ABC and others) so I will just share newsy updates. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter
Pool report 2
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 10:51 AM
The pool is gathering in the briefing room ahead of the Cabinet (plus Elon Musk) meeting. Brittany Gibson Politics Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX (Signal & What's App)
Guidance for President Donald J. Trump’s Air Force One Arrival in West Palm Beach, FL
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY // NOT REPORTABLE Guidance for President Donald J. Trump’s Air Force One Arrival West Palm Beach, Florida When: Friday February 28, 2025, at 7:20 PM EST Where: Atlantic Aviation 3800 Southern Blvd West Palm Beach, FL, 33406 Request Media Credentials: To request media credentials, please register HERE by 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 26^th, 2025. Late requests will not be accepted. Onc…
ICYMI: Secretary Brooke Rollins Outlines Plan to Lower Egg Prices
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins lays out the Trump Administration's comprehensive plan to bring down the price of eggs. "The Biden administration did little to address the repeated outbreaks and high egg prices that followed. By contrast, the Trump administration is taking the issue seriously. To that end, today I am announcing a comprehensive strategy to combat avian influenz…
Pool report 1 - KL gaggle
From Brittany Gibson
Sent Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 8:46 AM
Good morning! Karoline Leavitt gaggled with the press for about 4 minutes this morning after a media hit, from about 8:31 to 8:35am. She was asked about Elon Musk attending the cabinet meeting today: "Elon is working with the cabinet secretaries and their staffs everyday to identify waste, fraud and abuse at these respective agencies." And she pointed to actions already taken by SBA Kelly Loeffler on return to offic…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025 In-Town Pool Wire: Bloomberg Photos: AFP, NYT, Reuters TV Corr & Crew: ABC Secondary TV Corr & Crew: Newsmax Print: Axios Radio: NPR New Media: The Blaze EST 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Cabinet Meeting Cabinet Room White House Press Pool 3:00 PM THE PRESIDENT signs Executive Orders Oval Office Closed Press…
PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of Communications PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:13 P.M. EST MS. LEAVITT: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. LEAVITT: How are we today? Q Great. Q Good. MS. LEAVITT: Good. During his inaugural address, President Trump promised that America would be a manufacturing nation once again, and liberal pundits mocked him for it, bu…