Pool Reports of March 26, 2020

In-Town Pool Report #2: Lunch Lid

White House announced that there is a lunch lid until 2:00.

In-Town Pool Report #4: Kudlow Gaggle

Larry Kudlow was in a hurry, but the NEC director stopped briefly for two questions in the White House driveway.

What about the unemployment numbers?

"Everybody knew we were gonna take a big hit. Okay, you see the stock market shrugged it off. This is gonna be a rough quarter coming up, and it's a big challenge..." Kudlow responded. "In some ironic sense, I don't think people were surprised. However, our job is to get the economic assistance out. That's our job, and if we get this bill signed today, get the engines going, get the checks in the mail, get the unemployment, get the small business--that's our job."

"I hate to see the numbers jump," he continued. "I don't think anybody is terribly surprised. We just gotta work on giving some relief. It's only going to be a few weeks, I hope."

How long until things get back to normal?

"It'll be weeks and months," he forecasted. "Not years, that's for sure."

Do let me know if you need the audio.

In-Town Pool Report #5: Briefing

The briefing is scheduled to start at 5:00, and moments ago the president tweeted that he would be out in 10 minutes. It can be live streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4o7nryuJao

In-Town Pool Report #6: Trump Exits Briefing Room

Trump just left the briefing room. The briefing continues with the vice president, Dr. Fauci, and Dr. Birx.

In-Town Pool Report #7: Travel/Photo Lid

Briefing is over, and the White House called a travel / photo lid. Have a good one.

In-Town Pool Report #8: Macron Call

White House passes along the following:

Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Emmanuel Macron of France. President Trump and President Macron discussed the latest efforts to combat coronavirus and its economic effects. The two leaders agreed on the importance of close cooperation through the G7, G20, and P5 to help multilateral organizations, including the World Health Organization, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank, eliminate the pandemic quickly and minimize its economic impact. The leaders also discussed important regional and bilateral issues.