Pool Reports by Tyler Pager, The Washington Post
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| June 27, 2024 13:08 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #1: POTUS wheels up from Camp David Good afternoon from JBA. The White House tells us that POTUS is wheels up from Camp David en route to JBA. Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 27, 2024 13:43 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #2: arrival at JBA M1 touched down at JBA at 1:34. POTUS, wearing a blue suit with a stripped blue tie and aviators, stepped off at 1:39. He waved to the press and boarded AF1 at 1:40. Ron Klain and Mike Donilon were also spotted exiting M1. We should be wheels up to Georgia shortly. From the White House: Traveling with the President aboard Air Force One en route to Dobbins Air Reserve Base: Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs |
| June 27, 2024 13:52 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #3: wheels up to Georgia AF1 is wheels up at 1:51. Karine Jean-Pierre is expected to gaggle in about 20 minutes. It will be carried live on the White House website. |
| June 27, 2024 15:07 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #4: wheels down in Georgia After a bumpy flight, AF1 was wheels down at Dobbins Air Base at 3:03 pm. Karine Jean-Pierre gaggled with the press for about 12 minutes in the middle of the flight, during which she addressed the recent Supreme Court decisions, the conflict in the Middle East and protests in Kenya, among other topics. |
| June 27, 2024 15:22 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #5: Dobbins arrival POTUS walked down the steps of AF1 at 3:14 to applause from the greeters listed below. He then shook hands with each person and had brief exchanges though the pool was stationed too far away to hear. He entered the Beast at 3:19, and the motorcade started rolling at 3:21. From the White House: Greeting the President on arrival to Dobbins Air Reserve Base: Ambassador Andy Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia |
| June 27, 2024 15:48 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #6: brief stop to greet supporters The motorcade arrived at a small, outdoor gathering of Biden supporters in Atlanta - on Baker Street just past the intersection with Peachtree Center. POTUS exited the Beast at 3:43 to cheers from supporters. POTUS hugged Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and then shook hands and posed for photos with others. Supporters were holding campaign signs, including Dark Brandon cut-outs and large aviator sunglasses, and chanting, "four more years" and "let's go Joe." Just after leaving the Air Base, the pool passed a small group of protestors, most of them holding Pro-Trump signs. Also, your pooler spotted Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of the Biden campaign co-chairs, on the tarmac. From the White House: Traveling with the President via motorcade: Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs |
| June 27, 2024 16:01 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #7: holding Pool was pulled at 3:53 p.m. as POTUS was still greeting supporters. The White House said POTUS is now holding at a nearby hotel until the debate. |
| June 27, 2024 20:29 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #8: motorcade rolling to debate site The motorcade started rolling to the debate site at 8:27 p.m. The pool saw POTUS waving through the window of the Beast as it drove past the press vans. |
| June 27, 2024 20:35 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #9: Arrival at Techwood After a brief drive, the motorcade arrived at Techwood at 8:32. The pool did not see POTUS enter. The motorcade passed pockets of Biden and Trump supporters along the route. |
| June 27, 2024 21:02 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #10: holding The pool was brought into a conference room at Techwood to hold. Your print pooler is holding with a group of photographers in a hallway for access to a brief photo spray during the first commercial break. As a reminder, CNN is prohibiting any of the travel pool from accessing the studio during the debate outside the brief spray. For more, see a statement from the WHCA here: https://whca.press/2024/06/27/whca-statement-on-press-access-for-cnn-hos... |
| June 27, 2024 22:00 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #11: pool spray Your pooler was brought into the studio at 9:53 during a commercial break. POTUS and former President Donald Trump were both standing at their lecterns, staring straight ahead as photographers snapped photos. Neither of them said anything or made eye contact with one another. POTUS cracked a smile at the photogs, and as the pool was being ushered out, Trump took a sip of water from a plastic bottle. Your pooler was ushered out at 9:54 p.m. after about 45 seconds and is back in the hold room. |
| June 27, 2024 22:49 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #12: motorcade rolling The motorcade started rolling from the debate site at 10:47 p.m. Pool did not see POTUS enter the Beast. |
| June 27, 2024 22:53 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #13: arrival at Hyatt Regency The motorcade arrived at the Hyatt Regency at 10:52 where POTUS is expected to stop by a debate watch party. |
| June 27, 2024 23:10 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #14: POTUS at watch party POTUS and FLOTUS entered a ballroom in the Hyatt Regency at 11:00 pm to chants of "four more years." The campaign hosted a debate watch party here - where supporters gathered with signs and a DJ played music. As always, check quotes against the transcript FLOTUS spoke first: "I can't thank you all enough," she said. "Joe did such a great job" "What did Trump do? Lied!" POTUS then spoke for a few minutes, thanking supporters and quoting a John Wayne western film "a lying, dog-faced pony solider" as he criticized Trump for lying during the debate. "They're going to be out there fact checking," POTUS said. "I can't think of one thing that he said was true" "Look we're going to beat this guy, and I need you in order to beat him, he said, adding "You are the reason why America is as good as we are." POTUS left the stage at 11:04 and he and FLOTUS worked the rope line. Pool is holding as POTUS greets supporters. |
| June 27, 2024 23:59 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #15: Motorcade rolling Pool was pulled from ballroom at 11:32 as POTUS was still shaking hands and posing for photos with supporters. We did not see him exit the hotel, and the motorcade started rolling at 11:57 p.m. |
| June 28, 2024 00:18 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #16: Waffle House stop The motorcade arrived at a Waffle House in Atlanta at 12:13 a.m. Pool is stationed inside waiting for POTUS to enter. Will send subsequent report from the stop. From the White House: The President and First Lady are stopping by a Waffle House to pick up food for staff and press, before heading to Raleigh. |
| June 28, 2024 00:25 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #17: Brief POTUS gaggle on debate performance POTUS and FLOTUS entered the Waffle House at 12:18. POTUS shook hands and greeted customers. POTUS and FLOTUS then went to the register to pick up food. FLOTUS said the order was for "Biden" and POTUS slipped her some cash. POTUS then answered a few questions: On how he performed tonight, he said, "I think we did well." On calls for him to drop out / whether he has any concerns about his performance: "No. It's hard to debate a liar. The New York Times pointed out he lied 26 times." On whether he's sick: "I have a sore throat" Pool was then quickly ushered out |
| June 28, 2024 00:30 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #18: Motorcade rolling to Dobbins The motorcade was rolling again to Dobbins at 12:27 |
| June 28, 2024 00:42 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #19: Dobbins arrival The motorcade arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve Base at 12:37. POTUS and FLOTUS boarded AF1 at 12:39 as pool was exiting the vans. We should be wheels up to Raleigh shortly |
| June 28, 2024 00:54 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #20: wheels up to Raleigh AF1 was wheels up at 12:53 am MSNBC is playing on the TVs From the White House: Traveling with the President and the First Lady aboard Air Force One en route to Raleigh-Durham International Airport: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 28, 2024 01:59 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #21: Raleigh arrival AF1 was wheels down at 1:42 a.m. Supporters were gathered on the tarmac, and they started chanting "four more years" as POTUS descended the steps of AF1 at 1:51 am. POTUS briefly stopped to admire the crowd - lifting his hands out - and then continued down the stairs, followed by FLOTUS, to greet the officials listed below. POTUS and FLOTUS walked across the tarmac to greet the crowd of supporters. POTUS is shaking hands and posing for photos, though the pool is stationed many feet away so it is difficult to see his interactions. From the White House: Greeting the President and the First Lady on arrival to Raleigh-Durham International Airport: Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue (NC-14) |
| June 28, 2024 02:20 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #22: Motorcade rolling POTUS entered the Beast at 2:15 a.m. and the motorcading was rolling at 2:18 |
| June 28, 2024 02:29 |
Out-of-Town Pool Report #23: Lid The motorcade arrived at the RON at 2:26, and the White House called a lid. |
Pool Report below by Gerren Keith Gaynor, theGrio
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| June 27, 2024 14:17 |
In-Town Pool #1 Good afternoon all - Air Force One gaggle with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has officially begun. You can live stream here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ |
Joseph R. Biden, Pool Reports of June 27, 2024 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/373134