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President Trump’s motorcade is rolling at 7:18 PM. Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
President Trump ended the press conference at 7:07 PM. It lasted for an hour and seven minutes. Pool was quickly loaded into the vans. Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
President Trump took the stage and starting speaking at 6 PM. Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
Last year, President Donald J. Trump designated Antifa a domestic terrorist organization and directed the full power of the federal government to hunt down, disrupt, and dismantle the violent anarchist network. This week, the Department of Justice struck another decisive blow by charging 15 Antifa-linked terrorists in a conspiracy to violently obstruct lawful immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. These…
The press has been let in and is seated. One staffer says it should start in 3-4 minutes. Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
The pool is holding for the press conference. The exact start time is unclear but they’re moving us into the location. Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
More from Q&A: Do you want Israel to halt its military campaign in Lebanon? "No, I want Israel to be able to protect itself. But I do want them to use good judgment." Trump is asked about European leaders acting warm to him at the summit: "I think they think I was right. They feel good. Now all of a sudden they all want to be involved. There's no reason to have them, because it's pretty much over, but they all want…
Trump continued on Pulte: "It was like a rush act by the Democrats, and they said they were going to approve FISA, and I said, but we want FISA approved, but we want the Save America Act approved, voter ID, proof of citizenship, no mail-in ballots with exceptions..." "It was a rush act by the Democrats." "Why are they afraid of this guy? I mean, they're so afraid of him, he'll do anything not to have Pulte go in the…
The pool entered the Trump-Modi bilat at 4:05 PM and were guided out at 4:20 PM. Trump was asked if he can carry momentum from Iran MOU to helping to end the war with Ukraine. He was also asked to detail his conversations with Zelensky. “Well, I had very good talks with President Zelensky and with President Putin, and we'd like to see that one end. I ended eight wars, and to be honest with you, I thought this would…
On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, Second Lady Usha Vance visited the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida as part of her initiative to promote childhood literacy around the country. The Second Lady met with military families and base personnel at MacDill, which serves over 11,000 military dependents who live in the Tampa area and 1,500 who live on site. The Second Lady also visited with military children and families a…
Pool is gathering to enter the Trump-Modi bilat. Before the meeting, as pool was holding in the dining area outside, we spotted ambassador to India Sergio Gorr, deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and chief of staff Susie Wiles conversing at one of the tables. The pool saw multiple Indian reporters approach the table, prompting Gorr to stand in between Wiles and Scavino and give a quick quote on the administration’s e…
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The White House passes along the following: WORKING LUNCH SESSION V – AI AND DIGITAL AGE PARTICIPANTS: President Donald J. Trump T.H. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State T.H. Scott Bessent, Secretary of Treasury T.H. Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic The Rt. Hon. Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom H.E. Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of Germany H.…
President Trump has begun a working lunch with G7 Leaders, development countries and global tech CEOs, a White House official said at 1:56 PM. It is unclear when his meeting with el-Sisi ended. Thanks, Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
Trump sat to the left of el-Sisi. Sitting to the left of Trump (in order) were Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, chief of staff Susie Wiles, Trade representative Jamieson Geer, Dan Scavino, NEC head Kevin Hassett. Trump opened the meeting with el-Sisi by saying that he was helping the Egyptian president "with a little dam project." Trump said the two…
Trump was asked if the MOU with Iran was final or "are you still tinkering?" "If I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them," Trump said. "Dropping bombs on their head." Question: When do you expect the wording to be -- Trump: "If I don't like it, if they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head because they misbehaved for 47 years." Trump went on to critici…
The pool entered President Trump’s bilat with President el-Sisi of Egypt at 12:41 pm. We were guided out at 12:57 PM. Sending Q&A portions first: As staffers were guiding the pool out, Trump was asked if the MOU contains “immediate sanctions relief” for Iran. The president shook his head and said "no." "No immediate sanctions relief?" Trump was asked again. "They have to behave well," Trump said. Trump was also aske…
The morning working session has ended and the pool is gathered and preparing to enter President Trump’s bilat with President el-Sisi of Egypt. Thanks, Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times Cell/WhatsApp/Signal: XXX-XXX-XXXX @KannoYoungs
Hi all. Here is a report from the TV pool, courtesy of NBC News. NBC was in the room. In reverse chron order (most recent first) President Trump arrived at 10:28am local as all of the other leaders were seated and the meeting had just begun. He stood at the head of the table as he walked to his seat and jokingly said, “I’m the boss.” Trump then sat down and said to cameras “Would you like to stay for the meeting? It…
A reminder this event had restricted access and your print pooler was not present. This is according to the G7 stream. President Trump entered the working session at 10:28 am, well after the other G7 members and other leaders arrived. President Macron was about to start the working session at 10:26 am with the other world leaders gathered around the table and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sitting in Trump's seat.…