In-town poll report #8: POTUS entrance/full list of attendees
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- Julia Manchester
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- Friday, March 6, 2026, 4:24 PM
President Trump entered the East Room and began speaking at 4:18pm.
Shout out to ESPN’s Heather Dinich for passing along a full list of attendees:
> INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS:
> Secretary Marco Rubio, Department of State
> Secretary Scott Bessent, Department of Treasury
> Secretary Doug Burgum, Department of Interior
> Secretary Howard Lutnick, Department of Commerce
> Secretary Linda McMahon, Department of Education
>
> EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS:
> Valerie Ackerman, Commissioner, Big East
> Charlie Baker, President, NCAA
> Pete Bevacqua, Athletic Director, University of Notre Dame
> Dave Blitzer, Co-Owner, Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Devils, & Washington Commanders
> Cody Campbell, Board Chair, Texas Tech University System
> Gerry Cardinale, Partner, USFL, NY Yankees, Fenway, etc.
> Joe Castiglione, Athletic Director, University of Oklahoma
> Jim Clements, Former President, Clemson University
> Scott Dolson, Athletic Director Indiana University
> Boris Epshteyn, Senior Personal Counsel to the President
> Marc Ganis, President, Managing Director, & Co-Founder, Sportscorp
> Sarah Hirshland, CEO, USOPC
> Lou Lamoriello, Hockey Hall of Fame
> Randy Levine, President, New York Yankees
> Seth Levinson, Sports Agent, ACES
> Urban Meyer, Former Head Coach, Ohio State University
> Tim Pernetti, Commissioner, American Athletic Conference (AAC)
> Tony Petitti, Commissioner, Big 10
> Jim Phillips, Commissioner, ACC
> Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN
> Donde Plowman, Chancellor, University of Tennessee
> Taylor Randall, President, University of Utah
> Condoleezza Rice, Former United States Secretary of State
> Nick Saban, Former Head Coach, University of Alabama
> Greg Sankey, Commissioner, SEC
> Eric Shanks, CEO, Fox Sports
> Adam Silver, Commissioner, NBA
> Charlie Ward, Head Basketball Coach, Florida A&M
> Brett Yormark, Commissioner, Big 12
> John Currie, Athletic Director, Wake Forest University
> John Donahue, Director of Athletics, Stanford
> Doug Girod, Chancellor, University of Kansas
> Dr. Jeff Gold, President, University of Nebraska
> Robert Klein, Redbird Capital
> Jere Morehead, President, University of Georgia
> Jamie Pollard, Athletic Director, Iowa State University
> Jack Swarbrick, Former Athletic Director, University of Notre Dame
>
> Elected Officials:
> Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
> Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA-04)
> House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA-01)
> Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
> Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
> Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI-09)
> Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH-04)
> Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02)
> Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA-03)
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