in-town pool report #5: POTUS arrival

POTUS entered East Room at 4:35 pm, accompanied by Lionel Messin and Inter Miami CF owner Jorge Mas Santos.

He kicked off with remarks about Iran strikes, praising military for destroying Iranian defenses hour by hour:

"All of their airplanes are gone. Communications are gone. Missiles are gone," he said. "Other than that, they're doing quite well."

"But we want to fight even more than they do."

Event is streaming live: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BuyhsFSn_2k

Spotted before ceremony: Alex Rodriguez chatting with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Secretary of Stats Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also in attendance.

Alexei Koseff

San Francisco Chronicle

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