Pool Reports of April 1, 2022

In-Town Pool Report #1: Gathering

Good morning from the White House. I'll be your in-town pooler for today. Your pooler has been COVID tested, and pool + pre-credentialed media are gathering ahead of the president's remarks on the March jobs report.

The schedule remains the same as of now, and is pasted below:

EDT

10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time

10:45 AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the March jobs report
State Dining Room
Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (Gather 10:30 AM – Palm Room Doors) [RSVP here by 8:00 AM]

11:15 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President's Daily Brief
Oval Office
Closed Press

1:25 PM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Stakeout Location

3:25 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route New Castle, Delaware
South Lawn
Open Press and Pooled for TV (Gather 3:15 PM – Palm Room Doors)

4:20 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New Castle, Delaware
Delaware Air National Guard Base
Out-of-Town Pool

Briefing Schedule

2:30 PM Press Briefing with Communications Director Kate Bedingfield

In-Town Pool Report #2: Gather pushed back

April Fool's, Gather time has been pushed back (to an unknown time)

In-Town Pool Report #3: Real gather

Pool is gathering now for POTUS remarks.

In-Town Pool Report #4: Two-Minute warning

Two-minute warning for POTUS remarks at 10:53. They'll be live streamed, but I'll provide color when necessary:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

In-town pool report #5: No questions

POTUS took the podium at 10:56am and left at 11:04 without answering shouted questions from reporters. He said there'd be "plenty of time to answer questions about other items" next week.

The president vowed to continue creating jobs and brought up the billionaire minimum tax, his efforts to increase US oil supply and more during his remarks.

In-Town Pool Report #6: Lunch lid

We have a lunch lid until 2pm.

In-Town Pool Report #7: Psaki returns to podium + guest

Per the press office:

CEA Member Jared Bernstein will join Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the podium today.

In-Town Pool Report #8: Two-minute warning

Two-minute warning for the press briefing at 2:39, which will be available to watch here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

In-Town Pool Report #9: Gathering now

Briefing ended at 3:24 and we are gathering now for POTUS departure.

In-Town Pool Report #10: POTUS Departs

POTUS was already outside when pool arrived. He was taking photos, chatting and shaking hands with a number of people directly across from us.

He shook hands for a few minutes, slowly getting further and further away from reporters, and eventually waved at the pool as he walked towards M1. POTUS did not come over for questions.

He boarded at 3:28 and took off at 3:32.

In-Town Pool Report #11: Traveling with POTUS…

From the WH:

Traveling with the President to JBA on Marine One:

• Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President & Counselor to the President
• Marc Gustafson, Senior Director for the White House Situation Room
• Ashley Williams, Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations

In-Town Pool Report #12: handing off…

As I should have noted in previous email, I'm handing off to out of town pool now. Have a great weekend.

In-town pool report #13: quick correction

From WH:

Correction: The President will be travelling toDelaware not JBA.

And with that, I'm actually handing over pool duties.

Out-of-town pool report #1 - DANG arrival

Good (late) afternoon from a very windy Delaware Air National Guard Base.

I'm your out-of-town pooler for the weekend.

Marine One touched down at 4:15 p.m. The president entered the motorcade at a distance from the pool. No remarks.

The motorcade is now rolling at 4:23 p.m.

Out-of-town pool report #2 - residence drop off & lid

The motorcade dropped POTUS off at his residence at about 4:35 p.m.

A family with a Biden sign in their yard waved at the motorcade shortly before the drop off.

A lid was called at 4:37 p.m.

Pool is headed to hotel.