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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release March 26, 2025 REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT VANCE TO MARINES AND FAMILIES Marine Corps Base Quantico Quantico, Virginia 1:34 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: How we doing? (Applause.) AUDIENCE: (Inaudible.) (Applause.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oorah, Marines! How we doing? AUDIENCE: Oorah! THE VICE…

Members of the crowd yelled "We love you" after the president thanked women for electing him. Big applause for his declarations that there are two genders and that transgender people don't exist. Government officials present for his remarks: Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt counselor Alina Habba Attorney General Pam Bondi Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins Education Sec. Linda McMahon Commerc…

My last note: With wheels up from Quantico, I'm signing out. Best, Matthew Adams Stars and Stripes, Pentagon Reporter Email: Adams.M[EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:Adams.M[EMAIL ADDRESS]) Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Cell: XXX-XXX-XXXX

Vance fired five weapons. He did not fire the handgun. Between firing and taking photos with Marines, Vance was on the range for about 40 minutes — 1:50 to 2:30. The list of weapons are below: M27 5.56 infantry rifle: Vance complained about the shooting glasses he was wearing. Marines on the rifle told him he could take them off. He didn't. It took several tries before getting it. "You know what you're doing," a Mar…

President Trump entered the East Room at 3:34pm for the Women's History Month celebration. There is standing room in the front closest to the President and small tables at the back. The room is filled with women, many of whom have wine or champagne. The music played before included orchestral arrangements of Dancing Queen and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. This is being streamed live, so I will only send color and news.…

UPDATED DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025 In-Town Pool Wire: Bloomberg Photos: AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty TV Corr & Crew: FOX Secondary TV Corr & Crew: Sinclair Print: Hearst Radio: FOX New Media: Townhall EDT 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 3:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Women's History Month event East Room Pre-Credentialed Media 4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on Auto Ta…

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Vance departed his motorcade at 2:46 at the shooting range. He will fire six different weapons. Will send a list later. At this time, it does not appear Vance will take any questions from reporters while he is visiting Quantico. While waiting for Vance to put his shooting gear on, his office provided more information on Marines he met with. The information is below: Vance’s office shared that before lunch, the VP me…

The media is about five minutes away from the weapon range. Vance’s office provided more details and statements below on the lunch. The information is below: At the mess hall, all five Marines sitting with the Vice President are enlisted, 3 Corporals and 2 Lance Corporals. The Marines are Ohio natives, work in a similar occupational field to the Vice President's MOS when he was a Marine, or are being recognized for…

Vice President JD Vance spoke to Marines for about 9 minutes. He shared the "good things" that Marines did for him. Vance said some of the best friends he made in his life, people who came to his and President Donald Trump's inauguration, he met in boot camp. He used the time to speak to Marines about what this administration sees moving forward. "Under President [Donald] Trump's leadership, we believe in a very sim…

The press briefing ended at 1:35pm. Karoline took questions for 16 minutes. Karoline said that POTUS will give remarks on auto tariffs at 4pm in the Oval Office. Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers X: @shiramstein Bluesky: @shiramstein.bsky.social

Marine Two wheels touched down at Quantico at 1:22 p.m. Vance departed the aircraft at 1:33. He saluted someone and waived to Marines behind the fence. He greeted Col. Scott W. Warman, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, and Col. Jenny A. Colgate, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico. The names were provided by a Vance spokesperson. The temperature has gotten into the 50s. When the…

The press briefing ended at 1:35pm. Karoline took questions for 16 minutes. Karoline said that POTUS will give remarks on auto tariffs at 4pm in the Oval Office. Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers X: @shiramstein Bluesky: @shiramstein.bsky.social

A spokesperson said Vance is expected to land at Quantico aboard Marine Two at 1:25 p.m. Matthew Adams Stars and Stripes, Pentagon Reporter Email: Adams.M[EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:Adams.M[EMAIL ADDRESS]) Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Cell: XXX-XXX-XXXX

Briefing began at 1:12pm. Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers X: @shiramstein Bluesky: @shiramstein.bsky.social

Briefing will now begin in 5-10 minlogies for the delay, I had this all ready to go and the email disappeared so I had to re-transcribe. Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers X: @shiramstein Bluesky: @shiramstein.bsky.social

Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins came and spoke with reporters after a Fox Business hit. She answered a few questions about The Atlantic's reporting, bird flu and probationary employees. On the Signal chat and confidence in her colleagues: "President Trump has utmost confidence in my colleagues in the cabinet, I think that the pace at which we are winning on issues that the people of America voted on is absolutely un…

We have a lunch lid until 12:15, but folks are waiting at the sticks for Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins, who is doing a Fox Business hit. Shira Stein Washington correspondent The San Francisco Chronicle [EMAIL ADDRESS] (mailto:[EMAIL ADDRESS]) XXX-XXX-XXXX She/Her/Hers X: @shiramstein Bluesky: @shiramstein.bsky.social

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Media is in place at the Marine Corps Air Station Quantico. There are two sets of bleachers for Marines to sit and a standing area in front of the stage where Vance will provide remarks later. Behind the stage is an MV-22 Osprey, Marine One and a UH-60N White Hawk training version. Plenty of rock music is being played as people wait for Vance's arrival. Some of the songs included "Shake It Up" by The Cars, "Let's Da…