Pool Reports of December 20, 2021

Travel pool #1: POTUS departure

Pool met up with motorcade near the Biden residence at 8:20.

We rolled to Brandywine Creek State Park, where POTUS boarded Marine One at 8:29 holding a small light brown briefcase.

Also boarding Marine One was Hunter holding his son, Beau.

POTUS was airborne at 8:34.

Pool is taking a bus back to D.C. Handing off to in-town pool. Happy Monday everyone.

Travel pool #1A: More travel companions

Per White House, also traveling on Marine One:

Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations

Joshua Geltzer, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Homeland Security Advisor

WH pool 2: POTUS landed at 9:25. Did not speak

A few Manchin-related questions were shouted over the helicopter’s whine. The President, walking deliberately towards the Oval, did not engage.

WH Pool 3: Lunch lid until 12PM

And for any confused readers in the hinterlands, I headed my first dispatch "WH Pool 2," picking up on the out-of-town pool reports #1 and #1a.

WH Pool 3a: The lunch lid is, in fact, until 2:00 PM

And the Psaki briefing has been moved to 2:00 PM.

WH Pool 4: Briefing delayed until 2:30

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WH POOL 5: Briefing will now be 3:00

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WH Pool 6: Two minute warning to briefing

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WH Pool 7: A travel photo lid was called at 4:35.

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