Pool Report of January 14, 2020

In town pool report #1 / good morning

Greetings from the White House, where it's 49 degrees and misty. I'll be your print pooler today. POTUS has nothing on his public schedule until his scheduled 4:40pm departure from the WH en route to a 7pm CST rally in Milwaukee.

In town pool report #2 / lunch lid

The White House has called a lunch lid until 2 p.m.

In town pool report #3 / motorcade leaving WH

After a bad weather call forced the cancellation of Marine One's flight, pool loaded onto vans and the presidential motorcade was rolling for JBA at 4:51 p.m.

Your pooler saw Stephen Miller waiting at the south portico and then walking alongside the motorcade before departure, but did not see whether he entered a vehicle.

In town pool report #4 / JBA arrival and AF1

The motorcade arrived at Joint Base Andrews and at 5:15 p.m. president Trump ascended the stairs to Air Force One, which rolled off into an eerie bluish mist.

The pool is holding in vans awaiting our return to the WH, and is now handing off to travel pool for the flight to Milwaukee.

In town pool report #5 / JBA return

Following a second bad weather call, as fog hung low late into the evening, the pool made its way to JBA but was unable to access the tarmac in time to see the president disembark or to join in the motorcade.

The pool watched from inside the base as the motorcade passed and proceeded to the highway at 11:45pm.

A spokesman said the president returned to the White House at 12:03pm.

In town pool report #6 / back at WH & lid

We have a travel/photo lid. Goodnight.

Travel Pool 1 - JBA arrival

The motorcade pulled up at JBA at 5:14 p.m. POTUS exited the car wearing a dark suit and blue tie and holding what looked like a rolled up newspaper. He boarded the plane without talking to reporters, but stopped to wave before walking inside. Pool didn't spot anyone else boarding the plane.

We will be wheels up shortly for the roughly two-hour flight to Milwaukee.

Travel Pool 2 - Milwaukee arrival

AF1 touched down at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee at 6:03 p.m. CST after an uneventful flight.

POTUS disembarked at 6:15 p.m. wearing a dark coat. He shook hands with those greeting him (details on that below) at the bottom of the stairs before getting in the Beast.

Motorcade is rolling shortly for the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, where POTUS will speak at a campaign rally.

Per Judd Deere, this is who joined POTUS on the flight:

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
Rep. Glenn Grothman
Rep. Mike Gallagher
Rep. Bryan Steil
Emma Doyle
Stephen Miller
Dan Scavino
Reince Priebus
Sean Duffy

According to the White House, greeting POTUS at the airport were:

State Representative Robin Vos
Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Representative from Wisconsin's 63rd Assembly District

State Senator Roger Roth
President of the Wisconsin Senate and Senator from Wisconsin's 19th District

State Senator Scott Fitzgerald
Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate and Senator from Wisconsin's 13th District

Colonel James V. Locke
Commander of the 128th Air Refueling Wing

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Fredrickson
Wing Command Chief

Travel Pool 3 - arrival at arena

Motorcade arrived at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena at 6:34 p.m. after about a 15-minute drive.

Pool spotted a couple dozen onlookers watching the motorcade drive by, waving and taking pictures. It is a rather brisk 35 degrees in Milwaukee.

Pool entered the arena at 6:36 and did not see POTUS enter. Outside the arena was a loud contingent of protesters and a large balloon. There also appeared to be some supporters next to the protesters.

The rally is open press but pool will send along a few highlights. VP Pence is currently speaking.

Travel Pool 3 - POTUS begins

POTUS took the stage at 7:03 p.m. to "God Bless the U.S.A." and screaming cheers.

The seats in the arena are packed, and the pen in the center of the arena is mostly filled. There are a couple of American flags hanging on the walls and a few more television screens displaying the flag. Signs with "Keep America Great" or advertising the campaign number supporters can text are portrayed on about a dozen screens around the arena.

POTUS begins by recounting that in Wisconsin, "we had a very big night a few years ago."

Travel Pool 4

At 7:14 p.m., a protester whom pool couldn't see interrupted the rally, as the crowd loudly booed and chanted "TRUMP" and "USA." The same thing happened with a different protester a few minutes later.

Another protester a little later tossed his sign into the press pen as he was escorted out. It was a Bernie sign with "TRUMP FEARS" scrawled in black at the top.

Some other highlights from the audience:

- When POTUS talked about Benghazi, the crowd began chanting "Lock her up!"

- A couple audience members shouted "Where's Hunter" when POTUS brought up Joe Biden

POTUS wrapped up at 8:31 p.m. after just under 90 minutes of speaking. Pool is on the move to the motorcade, which will be rolling shortly back to the airport.

Travel Pool 5

Pool piled into vans at 8:35 p.m. and didn't see POTUS leave the arena. Motorcade was rolling at 8:39.

Motorcade arrived at General Mitchell International Airport at 8:55 p.m.

Pool didn't see POTUS board AF1.

Wheels up shortly for JBA.

Travel Pool 6 - JBA arrival

AF1 was wheels down at JBA at 11:28 p.m. after an uneventful ride with no visitors.

The White House sent the following while we were in the air:

Today, President Donald J. Trump met with the foreign and water resources ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to discuss progress on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam talks. The President reaffirmed United States support for a cooperative, sustainable, and mutually beneficial agreement among the parties. The President emphasized that the United States wants to see all of these countries thrive and expressed hope that each country will take this opportunity to work together so that future generations may succeed and benefit from critical water resources.

POTUS exited the plane at 11:39 p.m. and motorcade was rolling moments later.

Handing off to in-town pool. Have a good night!