Travel pool report 1 - Trump at JBA; wheels up soon

Greetings from sunny JBA, where President Trump will embark on a trip to the Middle East, with visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and U.A.E.

Marine One landed at 11:23 am. POTUS — who gave extensive remarks and took questions earlier at the White House — motioned to press but didn’t stop and boarded Air Force One at 11:28 am.

We will be wheels up momentarily for a roughly 7:20 hour flight for refueling in the U.K.

Rolling at 11:32 am.

Traveling with the president:

Secretary Pete Hegseth

Secretary Howard Lutnick

Secretary Chris Wright

Susie Wiles

James Blair

Taylor Budowich

Stephen Miller

Dan Scavino

Steven Cheung

Karoline Leavitt

Will Scharf

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Alex Leary

The Wall Street Journal

Washington Bureau

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