Pool report #9 - Wheels down in the UAE and very short gaggle

Potus joined us as we were landing for a very short gaggle.

He touted the achievements of this Gulf tour and took one question on Russia and Ukraine

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He said « Nothing is going to happen until Putin and I get together

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We were wheels down at 3:59 pm local time (please note that Abou Dhabi is in a different time zone meaning the flight lasted approx one hour)

This has been a leitmotiv of this Gulf visit: 20 minutes into the flight, your pooler spotted two UAE fighter jets from the windows of the press cabin, escorting Air Force One. A third one appeared shortly after.

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