In-town note 18: POTUS color
- From
- Andrew Feinberg
- Sent
- Thursday, February 5, 2026, 7:11 PM
POTUS is wearing his usual dark navy suit with a purple tie. CMS administrator Mehmet Oz and US Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia are standing nearby as POTUS reads from the teleprompter.
Remarks are ongoing and live.
Andrew Feinberg
White House Correspondent
The Independent
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On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 7:05PM Andrew Feinberg wrote:
POTUS took stage at 1904 ET to applause. Some of the people seated in the auditorium stood briefly.
He is now speaking and the event is being broadcast/streamed.
Andrew Feinberg
White House Correspondent
The Independent
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