Pool Reports of July 8, 2024

Pool Report 1/Morning Joe

The White House shares the following:

President Biden is calling into MSNBC's Morning Joe.

Pool Report 2/Hurricane Beryl

The White House shares the following:

From WH Official: The President is receiving regular updates from his team on Hurricane Beryl as it moves east up the coast of Texas after making landfall this morning. Senior White House officials remain in close contact with their state and local counterparts.

Additional background:

The U.S. Coast Guard and FEMA have prepositioned response personnel including search and rescue teams, and FEMA has staged bottled water, meals, tarps and electric generators in case they are needed. On Sunday, FEMA activated its National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) to further support local response efforts.

Pool Report 3/Kirby Joining Briefing and Lunch Lid

From press office:

National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby will join Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the press briefing today. We have a lunch lid until 1:15 PM.

Pool Report 4/Campaign Call

From the press office:

On behalf of the Biden-Harris campaign: President Biden is joining a call with the Biden Victory Fund National Finance Committee alongside Governor Wes Moore and Campaign Chair Jen O'Malley Dillon. During the call, he will deliver remarks and answer questions from supporters.

Pool Report 5/Briefing Delay

The press briefing will now be at 2:00pm, according to the press office.

Pool Report 6/2-Minute Warning

The press briefing will begin soon.

Pool Report 8/Lid

We have a travel/photo lid.

Pool Report 9/Afternoon Activity

The White House shares the following:

This afternoon, the President held a private meeting with Liat Beinin Atzili, an American whose release he helped secure from Hamas on November 29, 2023, and her family. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan joined the meeting.

Pool Report 10/CBC

The White House shares the following:

On behalf of the Biden-Harris Campaign:

Tonight, President Biden is joining a virtual meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to discuss the 2024 election. During the call, President Biden will deliver remarks and answer questions from CBC members.

Pool Report 11/Another WH Handout

One more item from the press office:

Today, the President called Houston Mayor Whitmire. He expressed his condolences for the loss of life as a result of Hurricane Beryl. He told the Mayor his Administration will make sure Texans have the resources they need to get through the storm now, and to recover going forward. The U.S. Coast Guard and FEMA are on the ground and stand ready to support local response efforts. They will remain with the people of Texas every step of the way.