In-town pool report 14 the rose garden

Pool arrived in Rose Garden at 8:01; The setup of tables was as described in earlier pool report. Present was Vice President J.D.. Vance, many members of the House and a handful of senators. They were invited, said the president, because they are the most loyal of the loyal when he needs votes, the ones, he said, he does not have to call at 3 a.m. to plead for their support. The president started speaking at 8:03, gave way to Sen. James Lankford at 8:05 for a prayer, and then resumed at the mic. The president then spoke until 8:25, hitting all the familiar topics, forgetting to tell the audience to sit down, and adding some flavor about the new Rose Garden after he paved over the grass.

Quotes will follow in the next report.

Before then, know that the White House declared a lid at 8:25