In-town pool report #6: dinner

Pool is assembled in the back of the State Dining Room for the President’s remarks before a dinner with Japan’s PM Takaichi. The event is live streamed.

There are seven round tables decorated with gold cutlery and gold tablecloths. On the menu is carrot ginger velouté, Maine lobster au gratin with corn puree and asparagus, and strawberry and vanilla cream gateau. Photo of the menu attached.

A podium is set up in the front of the room.

Several Cabinet members and senior Admin officials are seated at each table along with members of the Japanese delegation. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Rubio are seated at the table that Trump and Takaichi will soon join. Palantir CEO Alex Karp is at a table with Bessent and Senator Risch. Vance is seated at a table with Stephen Miller. Also spotted: Hegseth, Bondi, Lutnick, Bessent, Greer, Rollins, McMahon, Turner, Loeffler, Wright, Burgum, and Blair.

Nik Popli

Politics Reporter, TIME

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