Out-of-town pool note #5 // Stadium color

Pool arrived in the stadium proper at 12:20pm. No eyes on POTUS since arriving here.

You can all see the visuals on the livestream, but it is packed to the rafters in here. I'd estimate only 100-200 empty seats in sections with an obstructed view of the main stage. (According to the stadium's website, it can be expanded to a capacity of 73,000 for "mega-events.) Otherwise, the seats are full up to the nosebleeds. There are American flags draped on either side of the stage. A screen across the top of the stage reads "Remembering Charlie Kirk 1993-2025."

Attendees have largely hewed to the red, white and blue "Sunday best" dress code, with some in red MAGA caps. Some have posters with a black and white sketch-like illustration of Charlie Kirk quoting Isaiah 6:8: "Here I am Lord, send me." Others have posters that say "never surrender" with a photo of Kirk on it.

Please tune into the livestream to watch the non-POTUS speeches and the full POTUS speech. I will send along highlights from POTUS's remarks when we reach that portion of the program.

Megan Messerly

White House reporter

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