Pool Reports by George Condon, National Journal
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| May 12, 2022 10:43 |
In town Pool Report #1 schedule update From WH official: This afternoon, President Biden will speak with retailers and infant formula manufacturers to receive an update on efforts to make infant formula supply more available to American families. Later this afternoon, the White House will announce additional actions the Administration is taking to address this issue. |
| May 12, 2022 13:13 |
In town Pool Report #2 new briefing time From the White House: The press briefing will begin at 3:30pm today. |
| May 12, 2022 15:19 |
In-town pool report #3 Friday schedule note From a White House official: Tomorrow, the President will meet with local elected officials, chiefs of police, and a community violence intervention expert from cities across America that have benefited from using American Rescue Plan funding to increase spending on community policing and public safety programs. In the afternoon, the President will also deliver remarks calling for state and local leaders to invest more American Rescue Plan funding in making our communities safer — and to deploy those dollars quickly. |
| May 12, 2022 15:41 |
In-town pool report #4 two minute warning At 3:40, we have a two-minute warning for the 223nd and penultimate daily press briefing in what historians call the Jen Psaki Era. The count of 223 for Psaki in the 477-day-old Biden presidency comes courtesy of Martha Kumar, possessor of the best White House numbers in town. That tops the total of briefings by all four press secretaries in the previous administration. Kumar puts the Spicer-Sanders-Grisham-McEnany count at 205 briefings. |
| May 12, 2022 16:41 |
In-town pool report #5 end of briefing The briefing that started at 3:43 concluded at 4:35. In the 52-minute session, Jen Psaki answered 58 questions from 21 reporters. So, for this press secretary, it is 223 down and one to go. |
| May 12, 2022 17:40 |
In-town pool report #6 gather for dinner The pool is gathering for the ASEAN dinner. |
| May 12, 2022 18:05 |
In town pool report 7 family photo A very brief photo op on the South Lawn with only a hint of news to come later. The hint came when President Biden was asked if he had any message on the infant formula shortage. He responded, "Yes. But not on this occasion. I just spent a couple hours on the phone." Double check with the White House transcript in case any words were missed on the end when his voice tailed off. The president emerged from the White House at 5:51. He led the ten visiting leaders across the grass to a slightly raised platform that proclaimed "2022 U.S. – ASEAN Special Summit 2022." On the platform, the president was in the middle flanked by the other leaders. When the family photo was taken, the President said, "Okay" and then deflected the lone question on the infant formula. He was back in the White House at 5:54. Here is the White House list of the leaders: Heads of Delegation participating in the family photo on the South Lawn with the President: His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei |
| May 12, 2022 18:19 |
In town pool report #8 lid Lid declared at 6:17 p.m., beginning the countdown for Jen Psaki's final briefing. |
| May 12, 2022 20:13 |
In town Pool Report 9; info on dinner Some details on the dinner from the White House: Menu for the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit dinner: Lemon Ricotta Ravioli Thyme Poached Chicken in Pastry Peaches in Sesame Short Crust Passing along two additional notes on the participants in today’s ASEAN events Participants in Official Greet Brunei Indonesia Cambodia Singapore Thailand Laos Vietnam Malaysia ASEAN Philippines Participants in Dinner Participating in the dinner with the President and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders in the State Dining Room: United States Brunei Indonesia Cambodia Singapore Thailand Laos Vietnam Malaysia ASEAN Philippines |
Pool Report below by Lalit K. Jha, Press Trust of India
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| May 12, 2022 17:57 |
Foreign Pool Report # 1 Hi, I am your foreign pooler this evening. Your Pooler entered the South Lawns at 5:49 pm. As part of the historic US-ASEAN Special Summit, POTUS welcomed the Leaders of ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretary General to the White House. At 5:51 POTUS and visiting leaders walked out of the residence towards a specially created podium for a photo op. POTUS stood with the visiting leaders for a group photo on the South Lawn. On a shouted question on infant food, POTUS said yes, but during this Dinner. Now POTUS and the ASEAN leaders are headed to the State Dining Room for dinner. This dinner is closed for the press. As per WH Heads of Delegation participating in the family photo on the South Lawn with the President: His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei |
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Pool Reports of May 12, 2022 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/355894