Pool report 5–POTUS and Oz remarks

POTUS entered the Oval in a bright yellow tie.

He shook hands with Dr. Oz and what appears to be his family.

He is flanked by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz.

RFK jr appears to be holding some notes or some papers in his hand.

Trump boasted about Dr. Oz’s ratings and listed his medical credentials including that he went to Harvard, which he quipped was convention (the insinuation was because of the WH’s fight with the university)

RFK JR. Began looking at his papers and read from them as he swore in Dr. Oz. His wife is holding what looks like a scripture book. Your pooler can’t tell if it’s the Bible (Oz has said he’s a secular Muslim but his wife is Christian, per NYT). (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/us/politics/dr-oz-muslim-religion.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) She is wearing a cross necklace.

Dr. Oz with a skinny red tie and a flag pin on his left lapel begins his remarks by praising the “”MAHA” movement.

POTUS is standing a few feet to Dr. oz’s right, arms to his side, and gently nodding along with Dr. Oz’s remarks.

POTUS occasionally glances toward the press.

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Alex Thompson

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