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Thunderstorms rolled through briefly. But the rain has paused. The White House called a travel photo lid at 6:00PM. Best, Philip Wegmann WSJ White House Reporter
Air Force Two touched down in England at 8:14pm local time. We were at RAF Mildenhall air base for an hour and a half. Your pool didn’t see the Vice President or the Second Lady during the flight or the refuel stop. The flight back to Andrews is roughly eight hours and we will be wheels up shortly. Kate Sullivan White House Correspondent Bloomberg News Cell/Signal/WhatsApp: XXX-XXX-XXXX
President Trump said that damage to the reflecting pool was done by a vandal with "probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind." He said that damage was done also to the grass on the National Mall. When asked how a vandel could get that close to the reflecting pool, given the increased National Guard and police presence in Washington, D.C., the president replied, "who would think that somebody would go into a pool…
Iran quotes are below. More to come. Please check against transcript. Asked if future US strikes would necessarily risk economic catastrophe, should Iran violate the terms of the MOU, the president said "nuclear weapon supercedes depression." "Depression is real bad. Nuclear weapon will cause depression much more quickly," Trump told your pooler. "The way we're doing it, we have the opposite of a depression," he sai…
At the top, Trump said of Iran negotiations, “we have two things, we have an open strait, and we have a country that will never have a nuclear weapon.” POTUS said also that “money that’s being unfrozen is going to be used to buy food,” and the food Iran purchases is “going to be bought exclusively through the United States from our farmers.” Focus of event has returned to quantum computing. Best, Philip Wegmann WSJ…
President Trump is now speaking. “We are going to be investing in American quantum leadership like never before,” he said. Gathered behind him in a semi-circle include Energy Sec. Chris Wright, Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth, Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick, OMB Director Russ Vought as well as representatives from companies such as Google and IBM. Event is being live-streamed. Best, Philip Wegmann WSJ White House Reporter
Pool called just now to gather for EO signing in the Oval. Philip Wegmann WSJ White House Reporter
President Donald J. Trump’s decisive enforcement of America’s immigration laws is producing real results for hardworking families — including the nation’s 46 million renters. Rents are falling sharply across the country for the first time in years as the record surge in illegal immigration has been reversed. Rents in major metro areas have dropped significantly from their Biden-era peaks. In many cities, these decli…
Air Force Two will be wheels up from Emmen Air Base shortly. The Vice President took a few questions on the tarmac. Please check the quotes to tape. On whether the Iranians have agreed to the conditions the Vice President laid out earlier in the day on how the frozen funds would be used — Yeah, that was something that came up yesterday, and we actually asked the Qataris to help us set up the mechanism, so that we ca…
The Vice President’s motorcade started rolling at 7:00pm local time to Emmen Air Base. It’s a roughly 30 minute drive. Kate Sullivan White House Correspondent Bloomberg News Cell/Signal/WhatsApp: XXX-XXX-XXXX
White House called a lunch lid until 1:30pm. Best, Philip Wegmann WSJ White House Reporter XXX-XXX-XXXX
Vice President JD Vance gave an update on the Iran negotiations here in Switzerland and said the Iranians had “agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country.” “That is a major milestone for the American people, and the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran,” Vance said from behind a podium here at Bürgenstock. Vance said conversations with IAEA in…
The Vice President is expected to give remarks at 1pm local, according to a VP spokesperson. Kate Sullivan White House Correspondent Bloomberg News Cell/Signal/WhatsApp: XXX-XXX-XXXX
Good morning from Switzerland. The pool is holding in the press filing center at the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne. We have not received any guidance about the Vice President's schedule today or when he will be departing Switzerland. We have asked for more information and will keep everyone updated. Kate Sullivan White House Correspondent Bloomberg News Cell/Signal/WhatsApp: XXX-XXX-XXXX
The White House Office of Communications has determined the In-Town press rotation for the week of June 22 - June 28, 2026. Outlets and reporters interested in joining the White House Press Pool are welcome to email [EMAIL ADDRESS] to express interest. Date TV Secondary TV Print Secondary Print Radio New Media 22-Jun CBS CNBC Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance BBC Daily Wire 23-Jun CNN Bloomberg TV Newsweek The Indep…
We were given a lid at 1:14am local. The VP’s office also provided the following statement, attributable to a US official: Negotiations are still ongoing, and we still anticipate they will continue through the night. Some have asked for the full text of the statement that was previously provided to the pool by the VP’s office on background attributable to a senior US diplomat engaged in the negotiations — here is th…
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026 In-Town Pool TV Corr & Crew: CBS Secondary TV Corr: CNBC Photos: AP, AFP, NYT, Reuters, Getty Print: Wall Street Journal Secondary Print: Yahoo Finance Radio: BBC New Media: Daily Wire EDT: 9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time The White House Closed Press 3:30 PM THE PRESIDENT signs Executive Orders Oval Office…
The Iranian delegation is still at the negotiating venue and the US delegation expects to continue working through the night, according to a senior US diplomat engaged in the negotiations who said discussions remain ongoing. The diplomat said discussions have included “clarifying some of the confusing messaging from Iran on the Strait and building deconfliction mechanisms to ensure the Strait will remain fully open.…
Your pool has been holding for more than eight hours here at Bürgenstock without any updates about the status of the Iran talks. We continue to push for information and will keep everyone updated. Kate Sullivan White House Correspondent Bloomberg News Cell/Signal/WhatsApp: XXX-XXX-XXXX
The White House has called a lid. Happy Father's Day to all fathers! Cheers, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy White House correspondent USA Today XXX-XXX-XXXX