In-town pool report #8 - Pool holding
- From
- Naomi Lim
- Sent
- Sunday, August 23, 2026 1:17 PM
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser directed drivers to their cars from a speaker on a platform near the presidential box where the military band played before a flag was presented to POTUS inside the box.
Pool cannot see the box well and cannot see a big screen of the telecast but has seen Penske Corporation founder and chairman Richard Penske and UFC president and CEO Dana White mingle with POTUS, FLOTUS, and members of the first family in the box.
Pool also spotted War Secy Pete Hegseth in the box, in addition to Linda McMahon, Chris Wright and Howard Lutnick.
Interior Secy Doug Burgum called on the drivers to start their engines for the parade laps.
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Naomi Lim
White House Reporter
Washington Examiner