Pool Reports of December 6, 2023

Pool Report 1/G7 Meeting

The White House shares the following:

The President is participating in a virtual meeting with G7 leaders and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine.

G7 Participants
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italy
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany
President Emmanuel Macron, France
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, United Kingdom
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine

U.S. Participants
The President
Secretary Antony Blinken, Department of State
Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Jon Finer, Assistant to the President & Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
Mike Pyle, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs

Pool Report 2/Delay

The pool is still waiting to gather for President Biden's remarks on Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room, which had been scheduled to start at noon.

Pool Report 3/Gathered

The pool has gathered for President Biden's Roosevelt Room remarks on Ukraine.

The event will be streamed on the White House website.

Pool Report 4/Remarks and Qs

President Biden started speaking at 12:43 and left the Roosevelt Room at 12:50.

He said it was "stunning" that Congress had not passed additional Ukraine aid and called for it to happen soon, accusing Republicans of "playing chicken" in talks tying Ukraine to border funding.

"I'm not prepared to walk away," Biden said, arguing that US troops could end up fighting Russian troops if Ukraine loses the war.

"We can't let Putin win," he said.

He answered three questions at the end.

Biden said "probably 50" other Democrats could beat Donald Trump next year.

He also denied interacting with his son and brother's foreign business associates, saying, "I did not. And it's just a bunch of lies. They're lies. I did not. They're lies. "

Pool Report 5/Motorcade

The motorcade began rolling at 1:55 for our short drive to the Interior Department for President Biden's tribal nations remarks.

We are running a bit late.

Pool Report 6/Arrival

The motorcade arrived at the Interior Department at 1:56 after a one minute drive.

The White House shares the following:

Traveling with the President via motorcade en route to the Department of the Interior:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Vinay Reddy, Assistant to the President & Director of Speechwriting
Ryan Montoya, Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance
Neera Tanden, Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor
Marc Gustafson, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for the White House Situation Room

Pool Report 7/Photo line

Ahead of the speech the White House shares:

Participating in a photoline with the President at the Department of the Interior:

Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, Department of the Interior
Sherry Parker, Chairwoman, Hualapai Indian Tribe
Chairman Mark Macarro, Pechanga Band and President of the National Congress of American Indians
Gerald Gray, Chairman, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Montana, Rocky Mountain Region
President Brian Ridley, Tanana Chiefs Conference
Janet Alkire, Chairwoman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Chief Nancy James, Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government
Ann Richardson, Chief, Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia
Kirk Francis, Chief, Penobscot Nation
Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Principal Chief, Eastern Oklahoma Region Cherokee Nation
Ryman Lebeau, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Jon Greendeer, President, Ho-Chunk Nation
Doreen Blaker, President, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Buu Nygren, President, Navajo Nation
Teri Gobin, Chair, Tulalip Tribes
Chairman Jarred Erickson, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Meryl Picard, Chairwoman, Bishop Paiute Tribe
Mark Mitchell, Chairman, All Pueblo Council of Governors

Pool Report 8/Biden takes stage

President Biden's remarks began at 2:11.

Pool Report 9/Remarks over

President Biden's tribal nations speech, which was streamed on the White House website, ended at 2:24 before his signing of an executive order intended to ease the flow of federal funds.

And the White House shares:

In attendance for the President's remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit:

Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02)
Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03)
Rep. Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large)
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (MN-01)
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03)
Participants of the Tribal Nations Summit, tribal leaders, and community leaders

Speaking Program
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, Department of the Interior
The President

Pool Report 10/Back at WH

The motorcade made it back to the White House at 2:32.

Pool Report 11/EO singing info

The White House shared this, apologies for the delay:

The President is signing an Executive Order on Reforming Federal Support for Tribal Nations.

Stage Participants
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, Department of the Interior
Chairwoman Sherry Parker, Chairwoman of the Hualapai Indian Tribe
Chairman Mark Macarro, Chairman of the Pechanga Band & President of the National Congress of American Indians
Chairman Gerald Gray, Chairman of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
President Brian Ridley, President of the Tanana Chiefs Conference
Chairwoman Janet Alkire Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Pool Report 12/2 min warning

We have a two-minute warning to the daily White House press briefing.

Pool Report 13/Motorcade

President Biden's motorcade was rolling at 5:24 toward the nearby St. Regis hotel for a fundraiser.

Pool Report 14/Arrival

The motorcade arrived at the St. Regis at 5:28.

And the White House shares the following:

Traveling with the President via motorcade:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Vinay Reddy, Assistant to the President & Director of Speechwriting
Ryan Montoya, Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance
Neera Tanden, Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor
Dennis Cheng, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Political Strategy
John McCarthy, Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor for Political Engagement
Marc Gustafson, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for the White House Situation Room
Krystal Ortiz, Special Assistant to the President & Director of Political Engagement
Emilie Simons, Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Press Secretary

Pool Report 15/Remarks

President Biden began speaking at 5:46 in a downstairs room at the St Regis with about 60 seated guests.

The press remainded until he wrapped at 6:01.

His remarks focused on issues that he said are important to American Indian tribes such as water and land conservation, as well as taking care of veterans and improving healthcare.

Biden's remarks had many similar themes to his earlier speech at the tribal nations summit, down to his claim of being a top-scoring college athlete.

He said Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, denounced his use of the term "vermin" for opponents and suggested Trump's return would be bad for tribal groups.

Annette Bryan, council member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, introduced Biden.

Pool Report 16/Return

The motorcade returned to the White House, roughly two blocks away, shortly after President Biden's remarks ended.

Pool Report 17/Lid

We have a travel/photo lid!