Pool Reports of July 16, 2021

Pool Report #1

Good morning from your pooler.

Checking in to say there have been no changes so far to the schedule, per the White House press office. Only event pool is scheduled to cover is the president's departure for Camp David at 2:30 on the South Lawn. Everything else on the schedule (other than Jen Psaki's briefing) is closed press.

Please reach out with questions.

Pool Report #2

The press briefing will now start at 1, per the White House press shop.

Pool Report #3

The briefing will now start at 1:15, per the White House press office.

Pool Report #4

Two-minute warning on the briefing called at 1:18, per White House loudspeakers.

Pool Report #5

Briefing just ended. Pool is gathering now (2:19) for the president's departure to Camp David.

Pool report #6

Pool is gathered on the South Lawn for the president's departure. Marine One is here waiting for him.

At least two dozen reporters are here.

Pool Report #7

The president walked out of the White House at 2:43.

NBC's Peter Alexander asked the president (not a direct quote of Alexander): On Covid disinformation, What's your message to platforms like Facebook?

POTUS: "They're killing people. The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they're killing people."

Marine One took off from the South Lawn at 2:46 p.m.

Pool report #8

The White House press office sent the following to the pool.

Traveling with the President to Camp David:

Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President & Counselor to the President
Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President & National Security Advisor
Ashley Williams, Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations

Pool report #9

The White House press office called a travel/photo lid at 3:06 p.m.