In-town pool #2: Marine One arrival

Marine One landed on the South Lawn at 7:13pm. President Trump, Saquon Barkley and a few others disembarked Marine One at 7:15pm.

There were three people (a young boy carrying a football and two women) who exited the White House to greet the president. They weren't immediately familiar to your pooler, other reporters or photographers. The president hugged the young boy and then answered a few questions about Rwanda and the Congo, critical minerals and judges; quotes to come.

There was confusion about which side the president was entering so the pool had to run back and forth from the South Portico entrance to the Oval entrance. President Trump pointed to let us know which side to enter. He took photos with some of the people and then he went inside at 7:18pm.

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Shira Stein

Washington correspondent

The San Francisco Chronicle

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