Travel Pool Reports of March 1, 2021

Travel Pool Report No. 1 - checking in

Good morning from overcast Wilmington, Delaware.

Your pool was COVID-19 tested this morning and we're holding in the press van awaiting President Biden's departure near his Wilmington residence.

We are heading to Delaware Air National Guard Base and taking Air Force One back to Joint Base Andrews.

Earlier, there was a bad weather call preventing President Biden from taking Marine One, the helicopter, all the way back to the White House from Delaware.

There is also a bad weather call preventing the president from taking Marine One from JBA to the White House South Lawn, so your travel pool will be taking the motorcade back with him.

More TK.

Travel Pool Report No. 2 - rolling to DANG

The press van joined the presidential motorcade at 10:54 a.m. en route to the Delaware Air National Guard Base (DANG), for President Biden's return trip to Washington, D.C.

We're rolling ..

Travel Pool Report No. 3 - Delaware departure

The presidential motorcade arrived at DANG at 11:04 a.m.

A handful of people took footage of the motorcade on their cell phones as we passed. Otherwise, ride was uneventful.

The president beat the pool to the stairs of Air Force One and boarded at 11:05 a.m.

We'll be wheels up shortly.

Travel Pool Report No. 4 - JBA arrival

Air Force One was wheels up at 11:15 a.m.

We landed at JBA at 11:44 a.m. It’s spitting rain and windy here.

President Biden walked off Air Force One at 11:54. He did not answer questions on Trump’s CPAC speech or Neera Tanden’s nomination. He was holding a folder with papers in it and gave pool a wave.

The White House says the same staff who traveled with Biden up to Delaware returned with him. Pool did not spot Dr. Jill Biden on the return trip.

We’re motorcading with POTUS to the White House as of 11:56 a.m.

Travel Pool Report No. 5 - White House arrival

President Biden’s motorcade pulled into the White House driveway at 12:20 p.m. Pool did not see Biden exit the SUV. Biden walked into the Oval at 12:23 p.m.

A few waves from people on the National Mall as we drove through.

Thanks to my co-poolers Cleve Wootson and Ken Thomas on this weekend’s trip. Handing it off to in-town pool - have a great rest of your day!