Pool Reports by Alexander Nazaryan, Yahoo News
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| June 9, 2023 09:49 |
In-Town Pool Report #1: Gather Pool is now gathering for the president's departure. |
| June 9, 2023 10:14 |
In-Town Pool Report #2: Motorcade departs POTUS entered his limousine, and the motorcade drafted from the south grounds of the White House, en route to Andrews, at 10:12am. |
| June 9, 2023 10:16 |
In-Town Pool Report #3: Traveling with POTUS According to the White House, the following officials are accompanying the president to North Carolina: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 9, 2023 10:34 |
In-Town Pool Report #4: Andrews arrival The presidential motorcade arrived at Andrews at 10:31 am. |
| June 9, 2023 10:41 |
In-Town Pool Report #5: departure President exited his limousine and entered Air Force One at 10:38. He did not take shouted questions |
| June 9, 2023 10:59 |
In-Town Pool Report #6: Gaggle From the White House: Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One at 11:05 AM. |
Pool Reports below by Akayla Gardner, Bloomberg
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| June 9, 2023 20:10 |
In-town Pool Report #7 - Motorcade rolling The president's motorcade began rolling from Joint Base Andrews to the White House at 8:10 p.m. |
| June 9, 2023 20:42 |
In-Town Pool Report #8 - Lid The president's motorcade arrived back at the White House at 8:38 p.m. A lid was called at 8:41 p.m. Have a great weekend! |
Pool Reports below by Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
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| June 9, 2023 09:56 |
Travel pool report 1 - gather Good morning from JBA where your pool, now Covid tested and swept, awaits the president and first lady. We have a full day ahead in North Carolina with two stops. The trip kicks off with Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton gaggling this morning aboard AF1. Much of the trip will be broadcast in the usual places but pool will endeavor to fill in the gaps - and hopefully gaggle with the president. Here is the schedule: EDT 9:15 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time 9:30 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Goldsboro, North Carolina 11:45 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Goldsboro, North Carolina en route to Elm City, North Carolina 12:05 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in Elm City, North Carolina 1:10 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY tour Nash Community College 1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY discuss how career-connected learning and workforce training programs are preparing students for good-paying jobs in North Carolina 2:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Rocky Mount, North Carolina en route to Fort Liberty, North Carolina 3:25 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Fort Liberty, North Carolina 4:15 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY meet with service members and their families and deliver remarks at an event in support of Joining Forces 8:05 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Fort Liberty, North Carolina en route to Joint Base Andrews 9:15 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Joint Base Andrews 9:25 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House 9:45 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at the White House Briefing Schedule EDT Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| June 9, 2023 10:47 |
Travel pool report 2 - boarding AF1 At 10:36 am the motorcade pulled up to the AF1 steps (lower stairs and big plane for those tracking). Exiting the Beast alone, POTUS did not respond to pool's shouted questions on the Trump indictment. He wore the Aviators and a blue suit. Pool has not seen the First Lady. The White House says she was already aboard before POTUS. We are taxiing at 10:44, wheels up shortly. Next stop: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in Goldsboro, NC. From the WH: Greeting the President upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews: Colonel William McDonald, Vice Commander, 89th Airlift Wing |
| June 9, 2023 11:49 |
Travel pool report 3 - wheels down NC AF1 landed at Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, at 1130 am. Other than the principal deputy press secretary's 16 minute gaggle and a rather sparky chicken dish (involving "fusion," one esteemed colleague said) for brunch, nothing to report from flight. POTUS and FLOTUS, holding hands, disembarked from AF1 at 11:43 am. The lower steps again. President Biden did not approach pool to gaggle. The first couple immediately boarded Marine One. Press now loading an Osprey, headed for Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, Elm City. Note from JBA, AF1 was wheels up at 10:47 am. Also, the WH sent this list of greeters and travelers: Greeting the President and the First Lady upon arrival at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina: Colonel Lucas "Shack" J Teel, Commander, 4th Fighter Wing _____ Traveling with the President and the First Lady aboard Marine One en route to Rocky Mount Regional Airport Landing Zone: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff Traveling with the President and the First Lady aboard Air Force One en route to Goldsboro, North Carolina: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 9, 2023 12:26 |
Travel pool report 4 - wheels down Elm City At 12:10 pm M1 was wheels down at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, Elm City. POTUS and FLOTUS disembarked at 12:16 pm and climbed into the Beast - far too distant from pool for questions. At 12:19 pm the motorcade is rolling for Nash Community College where the first couple will tour a jobs training program. |
| June 9, 2023 12:48 |
Travel pool report 5 - Nash CC At 12:38 pm the motorcade pulled into Nash Community College. Pool was unable to see POTUS or FLOTUS on arrival. The approx 20 minute drive passed through miles of bucolic NC - horse paddocks, wheat fields, wooden barns, ponds, cows, mown hay, and large pickup trucks. The usual thin lines of onlookers videoing the motorcade on cellphones appeared. Pool saw a man displaying a Trump 2024 flag and other poolers saw around half a dozen more. A Ukrainian flag flew from a Jeep. Poolers spotted just a couple groups waving, though our van is right at the back so it may be that those in the Beast witnessed more activity. From the WH: Participating in a photoline with the President and the First Lady at Nash Community College: Governor Roy Cooper (NC) |
| June 9, 2023 13:20 |
Travel pool report 6 - tour at CC + Trump case quote The president and first lady entered a room filled with very clean, complex machinery, including two yellow robot arms, where advanced manufacturing is taught. FLOTUS came in first with a stirring "good morning!" to the pool. "How are you," the president said more softly to staff from the college. Staff lauded the success of the training school in getting grads into jobs in manufacturing, IT, auto and pharmaceutical areas. "95 to 100 percent get jobs," one said A student, Bryce Lewis, then demonstrated how the yellow robot arm can move things around. "It may look easy," Lewis said, explaining that it isn't. The president watched intently and asked: "what did that just do?" When the student seemed to have a moment of difficulty, Biden said: "you're doing a great job!" At another machine, a staff member switched on a mechanism that seemed to resemble a miniature assembly line. It wheezed and puffed and moved things around. Biden, arms crossed, asked "and a student programmed" it? Trump comment: After 12 minutes pool was pulled. As we left, reporters asked about the Trump indictment news, and POTUS responded: "I have no comment." The president is about to deliver an address on jobs in another machine training room. This is broadcast live. From the WH: The President and the First Lady are participating in a tour of the Programmable Logic Controlling Lab in the Advanced Manufacturing Building of Nash Community College. Tour Participants Tour Stop #1 |
| June 9, 2023 13:59 |
Travel pool report 7 - speech + Trump related quote + motorcade President Biden spoke for about 17 minutes after being introduced by a student named America Alonso Gomez. You will have heard the broadcast. In case not, he touched on his recurring themes about the value of community college ("the best kept secret in America"), his job creation record and how for too long the middle and working class were "hollowed out" with "factories closing down all over America." Manufacturing is "coming back" he said, prompting applause. Biden talked about his motivation to run for president in 2020 and "change the direction " of the economy. He talked about the infrastructure package, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the IRA (which got applause). "Manufacturing is back," he said. Roving briefly from the podium to get close to the audience, Biden referred to climate change and all the fires he's flown over. Then he was back at the podium to criticize trickle down economics and how none of that "trickled down" to his family's kitchen table as a youth. Applause rang out when the president went into a loud stage whisper to demand that the very rich "pay their fair share" of taxes. In all the speech, pool didn't detect any pitch for 2024 and certainly no allusion to the Trump indictment. The president shook hands and chatted with people in the audience. Pool is heading to the motorcade. Right at the end, DJ Judd of CNN asked the president whether he has spoken to AG Garland. Biden replied: "I have not spoken to him at all and I'm not going to speak with him. And I have no comment on that." At 1:56 pm motorcade is rolling for airport. From the WH: In attendance for the President and the First Lady's remarks on how career-connected learning and workforce training programs are preparing students for good-paying jobs in North Carolina – and nationwide – that are being created as a result of the President's Investing in America Agenda: Students and pre-apprentices in electric vehicle manufacturing and maintenance, faculty, partners, union representatives, and local elected officials. Speaking Program |
| June 9, 2023 14:14 |
Travel pool report 8 - lift At 2:09 pm we are back at the airport for lifting to the next event with military families at Fort Liberty. POTUS boarded Marine One at 2:13 pm. Pool headed to the Osprey. Apols for numbering mix up: the last report (speech and AG Garland reference) should have been number 7. As a refresher here is the rest of today's schedule: 2:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Rocky Mount, North Carolina en route to Fort Liberty, North Carolina 3:25 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Fort Liberty, North Carolina 4:15 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY meet with service members and their families and deliver remarks at an event in support of Joining Forces 8:05 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Fort Liberty, North Carolina en route to Joint Base Andrews 9:15 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Joint Base Andrews And from the WH: Traveling with the President and the First Lady aboard Marine One en route to Pope Airfield Landing Zone: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 9, 2023 15:05 |
Travel pool report 9 - M1 wheels down Marine One landed at 2:54 pm at Pope Airfield Landing Zone. This is part of Fort Liberty where POTUS has his next event: a meeting with military families and remarks. President Biden and the First Lady disembarked and entered the Beast under a powerfully hot sun. Air Force One is parked a stone's throw away, ready for departure later, engines idling. At 3:04 pm we are rolling to the event venue. |
| June 9, 2023 15:25 |
Travel pool report 10 - event arrival At 2:10 pm the motorcade arrived at the venue for the remarks. It's a long, low red brick building called the Hercules Fitness Center. Pool was not in a position to see Biden exiting the Beast. Inside a huge gym is thronged with uniformed military and some family members. A band is playing martial music. Apols for any delays - there is no wifi or reliable cell connection in the Hercules center…. Good news for anyone not here: the event will be broadcast live. |
| June 9, 2023 15:59 |
Travel pool report 11 - speech FLOTUS and the president took the stage to warm applause at 3:50 pm. The First Lady got proceedings underway by taking about her "Joining Forces" initiative. President Biden stood alongside her and has a small desk on stage, with the presidential seal, where he will sign an executive order on measures to provide professional support to military families. The audience of service members have seats but are all listening while standing. At 3:57 pm the president took to the podium, greeted by loud cheers. His remarks are being broadcast in the usual places. From the WH: The President and the First Lady are delivering remarks at an event in support of Joining Forces, Dr. Biden's initiative to support military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors. The President is also signing an Executive Order on Advancing Economic Security for Military and Veteran Spouses, Caregivers, and Survivors. In attendance are approximately 600 military service members and veterans, military families and caregivers, survivors, community leaders, activists, and local elected officials. Stage Participants Speaking Program |
| June 9, 2023 16:47 |
Travel pool report 12 - speech ends + selfie marathon At 4:06 pm the president finished signing the EO. He came down from the stage to talk with military members. This handshake, selfie and chat marathon, conducted against a non-stop playlist of military band favorites, ended at 4:43 pm. Pool moving to motorcade at 4:46 pm. |
| June 9, 2023 16:50 |
Travel pool report 13 - rolling At 4:48 pm the motorcade is rolling from the Hercules Fitness Center. |
| June 9, 2023 17:15 |
Travel pool report 14 - OTR stop on base The president's motorcade peeled off into a fenced-off area on another, distant part of Fort Liberty at 5:05 pm. The White House has not said yet what he's doing and no coverage is expected. |
| June 9, 2023 17:22 |
Travel pool report 15 - family meeting The White House says POTUS and the First Lady are "Participating in a private meeting with military families." Pool continues to hold. |
| June 9, 2023 18:52 |
Travel pool report 16 - rolling At 6:50 pm the Beast emerged from the fenced off area where the White House says the president was meeting with military families. We are rolling. |
| June 9, 2023 19:10 |
Travel pool report 17 - AF1 The motorcade stopped alongside AF1 at Pope airfield at 7 pm. The president and First Lady boarded together - once again using the shorter, lower staircase. Also as before, the president did not come over to the pool. At 7:09 pm we are taxiing, wheels up for JBA shortly. Here is a list of travelers from the White House: Traveling with the President and the First Lady aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 9, 2023 19:57 |
Travel pool report 18 - wheels down AF1 was wheels down in JBA at 7:54 pm. No visitors to the press cabin on the short flight. For those curious, the TVs in our section were both set to a golf channel, not the virtually omnipresent CNN of flights past. Same thing initially in the Secret Service agents' cabin although half way through the flight their set switched to CNN — and Trump coverage. |
| June 9, 2023 20:12 |
Travel pool report 19 - disembarking + hand over POTUS and FLOTUS disembarked at 8:07 pm and entered the motorcade. No gaggling. Handing over to the in town pool, with greatest thanks to my fellow poolers who provided help through the long day. |
| June 9, 2023 20:23 |
Travel pool report 20 - greeters JBA From the White House Greeting the President and the First Lady upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews: Colonel William McDonald, Vice Commander, 89th Airlift Wing |
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Pool Reports of June 9, 2023 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/363194