Pool Reports of January 6, 2023

In-town pool report #1 - Checking In

Good morning everyone,

I'm your in-town print pooler today.

This is a reminder of the schedule for the day:

9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Closed Press

10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time

12:45 PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with THE VICE PRESIDENT
Private Dining Room
Closed Press

2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT marks the two-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection during a ceremony; THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN attend
East Room
Pooled for TV and Pre-Credentialed Media (Gather 1:45 PM — Palm Room Doors)[RSVP Here by 7:00 AM]

3:00 PM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Joint Base Andrews Overhang

4:30 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route New Castle, Delaware
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 4:20 PM – Palm Room Doors)

5:25 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New Castle, Delaware
Delaware Air NationalGuard Base, New Castle, Delaware
Out-of-Town Pool

Briefing Schedule

12:45 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

In-town pool report #2 - Brunch lid

The White House has called a brunch lid until 12:15 PM.

Pre-Set for the Jan. 6 Ceremony is at 12:10 PM.

In-town pool report #3 - Kirby press briefing update

From the White House:

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby will join Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at today's press briefing to preview the President's travel to Mexico City, Mexico for the North American Leaders Summit.

In-town pool report #4 - two minute warning

Two minute warning to press briefing

In-town pool report #5 - press briefing begins

The press briefing with Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby began at 12:50

You can watch it live at

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

In-town pool report #6 - Pool gathers for Jan 6 Ceremony

Pool is gathering in front of the Palm Room doors for the ceremony on Jan. 6.

In-town pool report #7 - two minute warning

Two minute warning for Jan 6 ceremony

In-town pool report #8 - Jan 6 conference

The Jan. 6 Conference is being held in the East Room.

VP and the second gentleman walked in at 2:37

Recipients walked in at 2:37-2:39

POTUS walked in at 2:39

Biden's remarks will be live streamed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e4VcMk8_RY

From the White House:

The President is marking the two-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection during a ceremony in the East Room.

Attendees
The Vice President
The Second Gentleman
Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior
Arati Prabhakar, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
State and local representatives
Friends and families of Presidential Citizens Medal Award recipients

Run of Show
The President delivers opening remarks
The President awards the Presidential Citizens Medals
The President delivers closing remarks

Awardees
Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State of Michigan 
Rusty Bowers 
Harry Dunn 
Caroline Edwards 
Michael Fanone 
Ruby Freeman 
Aquilino Gonell 
Eugene Goodman  
Daniel Hodges 
Howard C. Liebengood (posthumous), represented by spouse Dr. Serena Liebengood
Shaye Moss 
Al Schmidt 
Brian Sicknick (posthumous), represented by his parents Charles and Gladys Sicknick
Jeffrey L. Smith (posthumous), represented by spouse Erin Smith

In-town pool report #9 - Jan 6 Ceremony end

Biden ended the main part of his speech at 3:06

He then awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to the recipients listed in the last email.

"May God bless your families, may God protect our troops," Biden said at 3:23 in closing remarks.

He did not stop to answer questions and left at 3:24.

In-town pool report #10 - South Lawn departure delay

There is a delay for Biden's South Lawn departure.

Please plan to gather at the Palm Room Doors at 4:50 PM.

In-town pool report #11 - Second South Lawn departure delay

There is another delay.

Please plan to gather at the Palm Room Doors at 5:20 PM.

In-town pool report #12 - Gathering for South Lawn departure

Pool is gathering at Palm Room doors

In-town pool report #13- South Lawn departure

POTUS exited the White House at 5:59 PM.

He didn't stop to take questions from the press and went to speak with staff gathered on the other side of the door.

He entered Marine One at 6:00 PM after jogging to the vehicle.

Travel pool report 1 - JBA Osprey

Greetings. I am your pooler for the Wilmington portion of the president's multi-stop weekend, also set to take him to El Paso on Sunday, ahead of his summit in Mexico next week.

Having been swept and Covid tested, the pool boarded an Osprey at JBA, lifting at 5:26 pm to accompany Marine One to Delaware Air National Guard Base.

There's nothing else on the president's schedule today but do ping me with queries.

Travel pool report 2 - DANG

Marine One landed at a frigid, windswept DANG at 6:51 pm. The president disembarked and entered his limo.

Motorcade rolling at 6:59 pm.

From the White House:

Greeting the President upon arrival at Delaware Air National Guard, New Castle, Delaware:

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Thomas

Travel pool report 3

At 7:12 pm, following a speedy drive, POTUS' motorcade peeled off into his Wilmington residence. Pool as per usual in this location was not able to spot POTUS himself.

The White House calls a lid.