Pool Reports of July 15, 2024

In-town pool report #1: Briefing

From the White House:

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will be joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for today's press briefing.

In-town pool report #2: POTUS gets updated briefing

From the White House:

The President and the Vice President are receiving an updated briefing in the White House Situation Room from the following homeland security and law enforcement officials:

Attorney General Merrick Garland, Department of Justice
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security
Christopher Wray, FBI Director
Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President & National Security Advisor
Liz Sherwood-Randall, Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor
Kim Cheatle, Director of the United States Secret Service (virtual)
Ronald Rowe, Deputy Director of the United States Secret Service (virtual)

The following staff are participating in the briefing:

Jeff Zients, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff
Lorraine Voles, Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff to the Vice President
Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President & Counselor to the President
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff
Jon Finer, Assistant to the President & Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
Ed Siskel, Assistant to the President & White House Counsel

In-town pool report #3: Lunch lid

We have a lunch lid until 2:15 PM.

In-town pool report #4: Two minutes to WH briefing

Two-minute warning for White House briefing

In-town pool report #5: Briefing begins

Briefing began at 2:58 pm.

In-town pool report #6: Briefing ends

The briefing ended at 3:44 pm.

In-town pool report #7: Awaiting departure

The pool has gathered on the South Lawn for the president's departure.

In-town pool report #8: WH departure

POTUS walked out of the Oval Office at 4:32 pm.

He did not stop for questions and headed directly to Marine One, which he boarded at 4:33 pm.. The helicopter was wheels up four minutes later.

Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews:

Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary
Jacob Spreyer, Special Assistant to the President & Personal Aide to the President

Handing off to the out-of-town pool.

Travel Pool # 1 AF1 departure/ POTUS Q/A

Hello all. Taking over for Michael here.

Marine One landed at JBA at roughly 4:46 PM. Four Secret Service agents took positions on either side (two on each side) of the Marine One entrance before POTUS exited. They were spaced out with what looked like 10 feet in between them and walked alongside POTUS as he approached AF1.

POTUS then jogged over and answered questions from the press

Do you feel safe with your detail?

"Yes, I do."

Do you have faith in your secret service detail?

"Yes, I do."

He was asked about JD Vance.

"A clone of Trump on the issues."

He walked away as he was asked about his conversation with the former president this weekend.

Travel pool report #2 one more potus quote

Check the audio but here's the full quote from Biden on Vance.

"A clone of Trump on the issues," Biden said. "I don't see any difference.

Travel pool report #3 AF1 landing

Air Force One landed at Harry Reid international airport at 6:01 PM. Passing along this note from the White House.

Traveling with the President aboard Air Force One en route to Harry Reid International Airport:

Rep. Jim Clyburn (SC-06)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09)
Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02)
Rep. Nanette Barragan (CA-44)
Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-05)
Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary
Liz Sherwood-Randall, Assistant to the President, Homeland Security Advisor, & Deputy National Security Advisor
Vinay Reddy, Assistant to the President & Director of Speechwriting
Ben LaBolt, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications
Ryan Montoya, Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance
Stephen Benjamin, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of the Office of Public Engagement
Tom Perez, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor & Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Ashley Williams, Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Strategic Outreach
Dennis Cheng, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Political Strategy & Outreach
Tori Taylor, Special Assistant to the President & Director of Political Outreach
Jacob Spreyer, Special Assistant to the President & Personal Aide to the President

Travel pool report #4 rolling

Before the president exited Air Force One, the pool was moved to a holding location parallel to the nose of the plane and still with a clear view of the president's path.

The president exited Air Force one at 6:22 PM trailed by a secret service agent, Rep. Clyburn and Rep. Barragán and other members of Congress. A group of greeters (below) applauded his arrival and took a group photograph with him. They then surrounded him for a couple minutes to talk. Your pool could not make out what they were saying.

The president got in the Beast at 6:30 PM after talking to the greeters. Rep. Clyburn joined him in the Beast.

From the White House:

Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04)
Former Governor Steve Sisolak (NV)
Attorney General Aaron Ford (NV)
Treasurer Zach Conine (NV)
Senate President Pro-Tempore Pat Spearman, Nevada State Senate (NV-01)
Speaker Pro-Tempore Daniele Monroe-Moreno, Nevada State Assembly (NV-01)
Vice-Chairman William McCurdy II, Clark County
Chairwoman Vickie Simmons, Moapa Band of Paiutes
Michael Gittings, President, UFCW 711
Deanna Leivas, Secretary-Treasurer, UFCW 711
Juanita Figueroa, Member, UFCW 711
Michelle Maese, President, SEIU Local 1107
Yarleny Roa-Duga, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU Local 1107
Elizabeth Bolhouse, Executive Board Member, SEIU Local 1107

Travel pool report #5 LID

We started rolling at 6:32 PM and got to the RON at 6:53 PM. It was an uneventful ride. At 7:02 PM, we have a lid.