Pool Reports of July 21, 2022

WH Pool Report 1

Greetings on one of those hot sticky days that reminds me of why I once moved from Miami, Fla., to Albany, N.Y.

Pool has just been tested and cleared to enter the White House.

As you already know, the president has tested positive for COVID and all travel has been cancelled for at least the next five days.

New on the schedule: Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a briefing this afternoon with COVID Response Coordinator Ashish Jha. Time TBA.

WH Pool Report 2 -- briefing time

Today’s press briefing will start at 2 p.m.

Also flagging that the WH press office sent out a letter from White House physician Kevin O'Connor on the president's positive test.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2022

Letter from Dr. Kevin O'Connor: President Biden Screened "Positive" for SARS-CoV-2

To view the letter from the Physician to the President, visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Letter-7.21.pdf

WH Pool Report 3

From the White House:

This morning, the President spoke by phone with Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwright, Wilkes-Barre Mayor Brown, and Scranton Mayor Cognetti to discuss his Safer America Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, as well as express his disappointment that he was unable to travel to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre this afternoon. He also called Congressman Clyburn to wish him a happy birthday and congratulate him on the NAACP Spingarn Medal he received last night.

WH Pool Report 4 - briefing delayed

The briefing will now start at 2:15 p.m.

WH Pool Report 5 - 2 minute warning

The briefing room is filled.

WH Pool Report 6 - briefing underway

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