Vice Presidential Pool Reports of February 6, 2024

VP pool update 1

VP landed at 11;50 a.m. at Travis Field at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport.

pool update 2

The VP disembarked AF2 at noon under clear skies. She was greeted on the ramp by Savannah Mayor Van Johnson. One quick wave to pool. The motorcade leftat 12:04 p.m. for the Savannah Civic Center.

Pool report update 3

The VP arrived at the Savannah Civic Center at 12:22 p.m. A small group of pro-Palestine protesters chanted outside the building, waving flags and holding banners.

press pool update 4

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson spoke to those gathered for VP Harris' "Reproductive Freedoms" tour event at the Savannah Civic Center. He called Harris a "trailblazer" and thanked her and President Joe Biden for their investments in Savannah.

pool update 5

VP Harris spoke for 19 minutes to a crowd of several hundred reporters in the ballroom of the Savannah Civic Center about abortion rights. The remarks were briefly interrupted by a pro-Palestine protester, who was escorted out of the facility. Her speech included references to former President Donald Trump, who she referred to as "the architect of this health care crisis."

poor report update 6

Harris met privately with local government officials and abortion activists prior to her speech at the Savannah Civic Center. She also spent several minutes with the family of Army Reserve Sgt. Breonna Moffett, the 23-year-old Savannahian who was among the three Georgians killed in a drone attack on Jan. 28 in Jordan.

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson honored Moffett and fellow reservists Sgt. William Jerome Rivers and Sgt. Kennedy Sanders with a moment of silence in the minutes before Harris delivered her remarks. He called the soldiers the "bright, shining stars lifted from us too soon."

press pool update 7

VP Harris visited a Savannah small business, Diaspora Marketplace, following her speech. The store sells African-themed art and has been in business for 21 years. Store owner Robert Shinhoster welcomed Harris and introduced her to other influential Black businessmen and leaders in Savannah, including Moncello Stewart of the Savannah Black Chamber of Commerce and Chatham County Commissioner Aaron Whitely.

press pool update - final

VP Harris boarded AF2 at 2:40 p.m. to depart Travis Field at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. She waved to the pool before entering the aircraft.