Pool Reports of July 6, 2024

Travel Pool Report #1 — call time pushed and update from campaign

Hello from Wilmington!

The call time has been pushed to 3pm.

And an update from the WH below:

On behalf of the Biden-Harris campaign:

This morning, President Biden joined a biweekly meeting with the campaign's co-chairs to thank them and discuss their shared commitment to winning the 2024 race in the face of the dire threat Donald Trump poses. Attendees included all of the campaign's national co-chairs:

• Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI)

• Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)

• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)

• Representative Jim Clyburn (D-SC-06)

• Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16)

• Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL)

• Former Representative Cedric Richmond (D-LA-02)

• Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D-LA)

• Jeffrey Katzenberg, Founding Partner, WndrCo

• Jaime Harrison, Chair, Democratic National Committee

Travel Pool Report #2 — Rolling

On the corner not far from the president's home there were a handful of protestors in the same location as yesterday, flying Palestinian flags. There looked to be fewer people than yesterday.

The press van joined the motorcade near the president's house at 5:03pm. The motorcade is rolling.

Travel Pool Report #3 — Church

The motorcade stopped outside St. Joseph's on the Brandywine at 5:09 pm. There were six protesters standing in the street across from the church chanting something pool couldn't hear. They had a banner that read 'You can't repent for a genocide.'

The president walked to the church at 5:11 wearing aviators and light blue pants and carrying a navy blue jacket. It didn't look like the president was walking with anyone other than secret service.

Travel Pool Report #4 — leaving church

The president exited the church at 5:50. He and his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, spoke briefly with some members of the clergy in green robes.

The president was carrying his jacket and walked with his sister to the cars. Valerie gave the president a kiss on the cheek. The president got into his SUV at 5:53.

The motorcade is rolling at 5:55pm.

Travel Pool Report #6 — Lid

Driving away from the president's home, pool passed protestors gathered at a nearby corner — about two dozen — more than were there earlier. Some were waving Palestinian flags and one man was drumming a beat on an empty plastic water canister.

One sign read "stop arming Israel" and another read "denounce Israel's war crimes."

The White House called a lid at 7:16pm.

Good night!