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Travel pool report #3 — gaggle over (wheels up imminent)

From
Christian Datoc
Sent
Friday, August 21, 2026, 5:00 PM

POTUS fielded questions for roughly 10 min before boarding AF1 at 4:58pm.

Questions were on his beef deal, Iran, the national debt, MAGA Inc’s spending, Darline Graham’s campaign, the ballroom, AI, and Karoline Leavitt’s replacement.

Pool is boarding, consider this your wheels up

Christian Datoc

White House Correspondent

Washington Examiner