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Out of town pool report #14 arrival at JBA, motorcade rolling

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 10:52 PM

Air Force One was wheels down at 10:38 pmat Joint Base Andrews.

The president deplaned at 10:49 pm. He saluted and after briefly waving at the pool
Marianne LeVine
White House Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

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Out of town pool report #11 leaving Shoemaker Center

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 9:10 PM

The motorcade began departing the Shoemaker Center at 9:04 pm.

We are headed back to Yoctangee Park Landing Zone.
Marianne LeVine
White House Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

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Out of town pool report #10 POTUS remarks end

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 9:00 PM

The president ended his remarks at 8:58 pm. The pool is leaving the venue as YMCA plays and the president is still on stage.

During the president's speech, he covered a range of topics, including the Ohio Senate race, White House renovations, Iran, crowd size at his rallies, voter ID, the Alaska Senate race, and cognitive tests. Please double check quotes below. He also repeated his promise to give 5,000 dollars to…

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Out of town pool report #9 - protest interruption

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 7:46 PM

The president's speech was briefly interrupted at 7:34 pmby a protester who yelled "Epstein."

The protester was escorted out and the crowd chanted USA
The president then resumed remarks.
Marianne LeVine
White House Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

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Out of town pool report #8 Trump takes the stage

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 7:31 PM

The president took the stage at 7:28 pm. He threw red Make America Great Again hats into the crowd as God Bless the USA came on.

He pointed to the crowd as the song played and mouthed the words USA as the song ended. He started to speak at 7:29 pm.

Marianne LeVine
White House Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

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Out of town report #7 - arrival at Shoemaker Center

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 7:19 PM

The motorcade arrived at the Shoemaker Center at 7:10 pm. Pool entered the venue at 7:12 pm. A group of protesters was spotted outside the venue.

"Roxane" played as we entered the venue. A screen says "Ohio welcomes President Donald J. Trump"

We did not see the president as we headed in and are now waiting for his remarks to begin. They can be found in the usual places.

Marianne LeVine
White House Reporter

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DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2026

8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time
THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Rock Hill, South Carolina
THE PRESIDENT arrives Rock Hill, South Carolina
12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers Remarks
THE PRESIDENT departs Rock Hill, South Carolina en route the White House
THE PRESIDENT arrives the White House
5:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host Halloween at the White House

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PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’S VISIT TO MIAMI, FLORIDA – G20 LEADERS’ SUMMIT

Information is for planning purposes only – not for publication or broadcast.

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’S VISIT
TO
MIAMI, FLORIDA – G20 LEADERS’ SUMMIT

December 14 - 15, 2026

The White House Travel Office is officially opening registration for President Donald J. Trump’s Visit to Miami, Florida for the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The deadline to complete the online registration is Tuesday, November 10^th at 5:00 PM EST.

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Out of town pool report #5 - POTUS disembarks at Rickenbaker International Airport

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 6:31 PM

The president disembarked from Air Force One at 6:28 pm. He gave a thumbs up as he walked down the stairs.

He walked over to Marine One and boarded at 6:29 pm.

We are headed to Yoctangee Park Landing Zone and pool headed to osprey before POTUS took off.
Marianne LeVine
White House Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

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Out-of-town pool report #4 - arrival at Rickenbaker International airport, correction to previous report on Vance

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 6:11 PM

We were wheels up at 5:13 pm and wheels down at Rickenbaker International Airport at 6:05 pm.

An uneventful plane ride on the big plane.

Please find quotes below from the President's gaggle before boarding Air Force One at JBA. Please note a correction to the previous pool report, the President said he did not direct Vance to restart peace negotiations with Iran but said Vance asked him what he thought. Your pooler…

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Out of town pool report #3 boarding Air Force one

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:10 PM

President Trump boarded Air Force One at 5:02 pm.

He gaggled and spoke about the Alaska Senate race, and Bolsonaro. He wouldn't weigh on whether Bolsonaro was the rightful president.

He said he did not speak to Kevin Warsh.

He also spoke about Iran and said he gave Vice President Vance the go ahead to restart peace negotiations

The White House has provided the following list of travelers on Air Force One.

Dan Scavino

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Out-of-town Pool Report #1 departure from White House

From Marianne LeVine Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2026 4:30 PM

Good afternoon,

I will be your pooler for President Trump's trip to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he will hold a rally this evening.

The president emerged from the White House at 4:27 pm and entered the motorcade.
At 4:29 pm, the motorcade left the White House and is heading to JBA.
Your pool spotted Steve Witkoff outside the White House before our departure.

Marianne LeVine
White House Reporter
The Wall Street Journal

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VP pool note 6

From Jacob Bogage Sent Wednesday, October 28, 4:39 PM ET

Air Force 2 landed at Joint Base Andrews at 4:23 and VP Vance disembarked at 4:32.

Your pooler was told Reps. Richard Hudson and Brad Knott accompanied us on the flight to JBA, though pooler was unable to see them board.

Vance did not gaggle upon disembarking the plane.

He lifted off at aboard Marine 2 at 4:38.

Pleasure pooling for you today.

Jacob Bogage
Reuters
C. 301-325-9315

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VP pool note 5

From Jacob Bogage Sent Wednesday, October 28, 4:16 PM ET

Your pooler was hustled from the rally site on to the plane with unusual speed and did not see the VP board. We were wheels up at 3:37 pm en route to Joint Base Andrews. Flight time once again is about an hour.

Jacob Bogage
Reuters
C. 301-325-9315

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VP pool note 4

From Jacob Bogage Sent Wednesday, October 28, 3:27 PM ET

Vance took the stage at 2:55 after a brief introduction by Rep. Richard Hudson to Toby Keith's "American Ride." He did not gaggle when disembarking AF2.

We are in an aircraft hangar here at Kinston Regional Jetway. It's a small crowd, but full. Maybe a few hundred people, some holding signs reading "KEEP THE MAJORITY."

Notes on his remarks here. He spoke for 33 minutes.

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VP pool note 3

From Jacob Bogage Sent Wednesday, October 28, 2:36 PM ET

Hello from Kinston Regional Jetport in Kinston, NC. Air Force 2 was wheels down here at 2:35.

Vance is expected to speak and then get right back on the plane back to Joint Base Andrews.

More tk on his rally remarks.

Jacob Bogage
Reuters
C. 301-325-9315