In-town pool report #5: POTUS begins speaking
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- Puzzanghera, Jim
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- Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 5:21 PM
POTUS arrived on stage at the AI Summit at the Mellon Auditorium at 5:20 to God Bless the USA.
The event, hosted by the All-In podcast and the Hill & Valley Forum, is streaming live on CSPAN.
The stage is set up with a lectern and executive order signing desk, both with the presidential seal, and flanked by signs that read "Winning the AI Race."
The crowd listened to music before POTUS arrived that included some of his rally standards: Hallelujah, I Get Around, Thriller, A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On and Burning Love.
Among those spotted in the crowd from the pool's perch in the balcony was Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Pool has asked the press office for a list of VIPs.
Jim Puzzanghera
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