Pool Reports of September 17, 2023

Travel Pool Report No. 1 - good weather call

Good morning from Wilmington!

We have a good weather call, so POTUS will be lifting on Marine One from DANG and traveling directly to the White House South Lawn.

Travel Pool Report No. 2 - armed protester

A solo protester - wearing a neon yellow and orange safety vest, khaki cargo shorts, tan boots and socks - was spotted walking down the road toward the Biden home.

He appeared to have a gun in his holster.

One side of his sign read: "Bidens are criminals, 20 shell companies?! Where's the laptop? 10% for the big guy."

The other side: "Joe has aliases?! Robert L. Peters, Robin Ware, JRN Ware."

Pool spotted a Secret Service vehicle following him down the road.

Your pooler has reached out to the Secret Service's press contact for an official response.

Delaware is an open carry state.

Travel Pool Report No. 3 - rolling, protester spotted again

The press van joined the president's motorcade at 1:18 p.m.

Pool could see the protester down the road and the motorcade passed right by him.

We're rolling to DANG.

Visuals of the protester from earlier can be found here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nrkt09h4zefii92/AAB-iNOo2oVVxY9UY4thKKUta?dl=0

Travel Pool Report No. 4 - DANG departure

The motorcade arrived at DANG at 1:28 p.m. Marine One was loaded at 1:30 p.m. but pool did not have a direct view of the president.

Marine One was wheels up at 1:34 p.m.

From the White House -

Traveling with the President via motorcade en route to Delaware Air National Guard Base:

Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Josh Geltzer, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Homeland Security Advisor

Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to the White House:

Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Josh Geltzer, Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Thanks to co-pooler Meryl Kornfield and the rest of the pool for assists. Handing it off to the in-town pool but will be in touch if there are any updates from the Secret Service on the protester.

Have a nice Sunday!

Travel Pool Report No. 5 - Secret Service statement on protester

Passing along, as promised -

Per U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Special Agent Steve Kopek

"The individual expressing his constitutional rights had no impact on any of the Secret Service's protectees' movements."

In-town pool report #2: south lawn departure for NYC

Under cloudy skies, Potus emerged from the south portico of WH onto South Lawn at 5 pm, and looked toward pool as he headed for Marine One. A reporter shouted question about UAW talks, and he appeared to respond but was inaudible to pool amid roar of M1 rotors. Will try to access a recording.

At 5:05, Karine Jean-Pierre and Annie Tomasini came out of south portico and boarded M1. Rain started at 5:05.

M1 lifted off at 5:08.

Handing off to supplemental travel pool in NYC.

From the WH:

Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Jon Finer, Assistant to the President & Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary

Out of town pool report #1- JBA

Happy Sunday from JBA, picking up travel pool for the president's trip to New York City.

POTUS landed at 5:17pm. He didn't stop and talk to the press and he boarded AF1 at 5:21pm.

We will be wheels up shortly.

Greeting the President upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews:

Colonel Angela Ochoa, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing Division

Out of town pool report #2

Passing along--

Traveling with the President aboard Air Force One en route to John F. Kennedy International Airport:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Jon Finer, Assistant to the President & Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary
Vinay Reddy, Assistant to the President & Director of Speechwriting
Ben LaBolt, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications
Curtis Ried, Deputy Assistant to the President & NSC Chief of Staff & Executive Secretary
John McCarthy, Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the Counselor to the President
Travis Dredd, Special Assistant to the President & Trip Director

Out of town pool report #3- wheels up

AF1 was wheels up for JFK at 5:30pm.

Out of town pool report #4- wheels down

POTUS was wheels down at JFK at 6:11pm.

Out of town pool report #5

POTUS deplaned at 6:27pm. He board Marine One a minute later and we should be wheels up for Wall Street soon.

Passing along—

Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to Wall Street Landing Zone:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Jon Finer, Assistant to the President & Principal Deputy National Security Advisor
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Oval Office Operations
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary

Out of town pool report #6

Marine One landed at Wall Street Landing Zone at 7:01pm. We didn't see POTUS walk off.

We loaded into the motorcade and are rolling as of 7:09pm. Destination unknown.

Out of town pool report #7

Motorcade stopped at 9th & University Place near Washington square park.

Passing along from the WH--

The President and First Lady are celebrating their granddaughter's birthday with family.

Out of town pool report #8

Biden exited Il Cantinori after dinner with his family at 9:24pm.

Two granddaughters and First Lady Jill Biden left first. About a minute later, Biden left after he stopped to talk to people in the restaurant on the way out. People stood up from their tables and applauded him. First daughter Ashley Biden walked out with him and they were holding hands.

While outside, he briefly stopped to talk to a man and his dog from the restaurant. A few people cheered from apartment buildings.

We didn't see POTUS enter his car and we heard more yelling a few minutes later when we started rolling.

Motorcade is rolling as of 9:30pm.

Out of town pool report #9

POTUS arrived at the RON at 9:46pm.

Multiple people were stopped along the drive to take photos of the motorcade as we drove through the city streets in the pouring rain. We did not see POTUS exit the cars.

Out of town pool report #10- lid

We have a lid.

Have a good night!