Pool Reports of June 4, 2024

In-town pool 1 - updated schedule, announcement

Good morning everyone,

I'll be your in-town pooler today.

White House just announced a 2 p.m. announcement in the East Room. Otherwise, the schedule is still on track for Congressional picnic this evening.

Note the sign up times for the East Room and the picnic.

EDT

10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time

10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President's Daily Brief
Closed Press

2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks
East Room
Pre-Credentialed Media & Pooled for TV (Gather & Preset 1:45 PM – Palm Room Doors) [RSVP here by 10:45 AM]

6:15 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host the White House Congressional Picnic
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 6:00 PM - Palm Room Doors)

6:20 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers opening remarks at the White House Congressional Picnic
South Lawn
Open Press (RSVP here by 11:00 AM)

7:00 PM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Joint Base Andrews Overhang

7:40 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
West Executive Avenue
In-Town Travel Pool (Gather 7:25 PM - Stakeout Location)

8:00 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives to Joint Base Andrews
Joint Base Andrews
Out-of-Town Pool

8:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Paris, France
Joint Base Andrews
Out-of-Town Pool

Briefing Schedule

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Paris, France

In-town pool 2 - lunch lid

From the White House:

Lunch lid until 1:45pm. Reminder- pre-set and gather for POTUS remarks in the East Room will be at 1:45pm at the Palm Room Doors.

In-town pool 3 - Sen. Kelly heading to stakeout

From the White House:

Senator Mark Kelly (AZ) will head to the stakeout location for brief remarks at 1:15pm.

In-town pool 4- Sen. Kelly comments

Some comments from Sen. Mark Kelly at the stakeout.

The Arizona Democrat stressed that his state "deserves a real solution at the border" and blamed Congress for failing to pass bipartisan legislation to enact the border bill in February.

He blamed Trump for influencing Republicans in Congress to vote against the border bill so the border could be an issue during the election.

"It fell apart in the last minute because the former president decided that he wanted this as a campaign issue."

He said Biden's EO "is a very good step forward" and that he believes it will "make a big difference."

On whether Biden should have done this in the beginning of his administration, he said "for three years the president has been calling on Congress to take action on this issue."

On what he thinks Republicans who worked on the border bill will say about the EO: He expects them to say "hey, this is a good step forward."

He said he will continue to work on legislation from Congress -- "we also need comprehensive immigration reform."

On whether he views Biden's EO as politically motivated: "The political issue happened months ago after months of negotiation. Many of us, working together, had a plan that had the support of the majority of the United States senate. This is when it became political, when the former president decided he wanted it as a campaign issue."

In-town pool 5 - gather at palm room doors

Credentialed media and pre set should gather at palm room doors now for Biden remarks.

In-town pool 6 - Biden walk in for EO remarks

POTUS walked in to East Room at 2:20 to start his remarks on his border EO.

The screens behind him read "President Joe Biden Securing Our Border."

There is no audience, just press lined up behind the rope guard. There are two teleprompter stands next to his podium.

Participants include those in the images attached.

His remarks are being live-streamed on White House website.

In-town pool 7- participants list

A list of those joining Biden remarks, also included in previous pool note

Participants
Senator Mark Kelly (AZ)
Governor Kathy Hochul (NY)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM)
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)
Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas
Mayor Oscar Leeser, El Paso, Texas
Mayor Ramiro Garza, Edinburg, Texas
Mayor Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen, Texas
Mayor Victor Treviño, Laredo, Texas
Mayor John Cowen, Brownsville, Texas
Sherriff Javier Salazar, Bexar County, Texas
Supervisor Manuel Ruiz, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Participants
Senator Mark Kelly (AZ)
Governor Kathy Hochul (NY)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM)
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)
Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas
Mayor Oscar Leeser, El Paso, Texas
Mayor Ramiro Garza, Edinburg, Texas
Mayor Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen, Texas
Mayor Victor Treviño, Laredo, Texas
Mayor John Cowen, Brownsville, Texas
Sherriff Javier Salazar, Bexar County, Texas
Supervisor Manuel Ruiz, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

In-town pool 8- POTUS concludes and answers one Q

POTUS concluded his remarks at around 2:29 and took one question on Israeli PM Netanyahu.

Biden walked away slowly from the podium as press shouted questions.

He stopped and said "what was that" to a question about Israel.

Reporter asked "is Prime Minister Netanyahu playing politics with the war?"

Biden paused and answered: "I don't think so. He's trying to work out a serious problem he has."

POTUS then walked away, no further questions.

In-town pool 9- leaders coming to the sticks

The following elected leaders are heading to the stakeout location for brief remarks:

Mayor Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Texas
Mayor Oscar Leeser, El Paso, Texas
Mayor Ramiro Garza, Edinburg, Texas
Mayor Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen, Texas
Mayor Victor Treviño, Laredo, Texas
Mayor John Cowen, Brownsville, Texas
Sherriff Javier Salazar, Bexar County, Texas
Supervisor Manuel Ruiz, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

In-town pool 10- Reps at sticks

The following reps are delivering remarks at stakeout location, per the White House.

Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)
Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03)

In-town pool 11 - pre set at palm room doors

Please gather now at the Palm Room Doors to preset for the South Lawn.

In-town pool 12 - correction on reps at sticks

The White House sends the following updated list of reps who were at sticks today talking about Biden's border EO.

(note Rep. Costa is added from previous list.)

Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21)
Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24)
Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49)
Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03)

In-town pool 13- gathering for picnic

Please gather now at the Palm Room Doors for the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn.

In-town pool 14 - Congressional picnic attendees and photo line

Joining the President and the First Lady for the White House Congressional Picnic:

Attorney General Merrick Garland, Department of Justice
Secretary Deb Haaland, Department of the Interior
Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative
Chair Jared Bernstein, Council of Economic Advisers
Director Arati Prabhakar, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Members of Congress expected to attend (listed in alphabetical order)

Senator Tammy Baldwin
Senator John Boozman
Senator Laphonza Butler
Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Senator Ben Cardin
Senator Tom Carper
Senator Chris Coons
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator John Hickenlooper
Senator Mazie Hirono
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
Senator Mark Kelly
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Mike Lee
Senator Ben Ray Lujan
Senator Joe Manchin
Senator Ed Markey
Senator Markwayne Mullin
Senator Lisa Murkowski
Senator Chris Murphy
Senator Jon Ossoff
Senator Rand Paul
Senator Gary Peters
Senator James Risch
Senator Jacky Rosen
Senator Bernie Sanders
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Senator Tina Smith
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Senator Dan Sullivan
Senator Chris Van Hollen
Senator Raphael Warnock
Senator Peter Welch
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Rep. Alma Adams
Rep. Robert Aderholt
Rep. Colin Allred
Rep. Gabe Amo
Rep. Jodey Arrington
Rep. Jake Auchincloss
Rep. Brian Babin
Rep. Don Bacon
Rep. Jim Baird
Rep. Becca Balint
Rep. Jim Banks
Rep. Andy Barr
Rep. Nanette Barragan
Rep. Aaron Bean
Rep. Joyce Beatty
Rep. Cliff Bentz
Rep. Ami Bera
Rep. Don Beyer
Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Rep. Shontel Brown
Rep. Nikki Budzinski
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Cori Bush
Rep. Kat Cammack
Rep. Yadira Caraveo
Rep. Salud Carbajal
Rep. Tony Cardenas
Rep. Jerry Carl
Rep. Buddy Carter
Rep. Troy Carter
Rep. Sean Casten
Rep. Kathy Castor
Rep. Joaquin Castro
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Rep. Judy Chu
Rep. Juan Ciscomani
Rep. Katherine Clark
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Rep. Steve Cohen
Rep. Gerald Connolly
Rep. Lou Correa
Rep. Jim Costa
Rep. Joe Courtney
Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Rep. Henry Cuellar
Rep. Sharice Davids
Rep. Don Davis
Rep. Madeleine Dean
Rep. Diana Degette
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Rep. Chris Deluzio
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Rep. Veronica Escobar
Rep. Anna Eshoo
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Rep. Brad Finstad
Rep. Michelle Fischbach
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher
Rep. Vince Fong
Rep. Bill Foster
Rep. Valerie Foushee
Rep. Lois Frankel
Rep. Maxwell Frost
Rep. Matt Gaetz
Rep. Ruben Gallego
Rep. John Garamendi
Rep. Andrew Garbarino
Rep. Sylvia Garcia
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Rep. Jared Golden
Rep. Dan Goldman
Rep. Jimmy Gomez
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
Rep. Garret Graves
Rep. Josh Harder
Rep. Jahana Hayes
Rep. French Hill
Rep. James Himes
Rep. Steven Horsford
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Rep. Val Hoyle
Rep. Richard Hudson
Rep. Jared Huffman
Rep. Bill Huizenga
Rep. Glenn Ivey
Rep. Jonathan Jackson
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Rep. Sara Jacobs
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Rep. Dusty Johnson
Rep. Hank Johnson
Rep. Dave Joyce
Rep. John Joyce
Rep. Sydney Kamlager
Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Rep. Robin Kelly
Rep. Tim Kennedy
Rep. Ro Khanna
Rep. Jen Kiggans
Rep. Dan Kildee
Rep. Ann Kuster
Rep. Darin LaHood
Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Rep. Doug Lamborn
Rep. Greg Landsman
Rep. Rick Larsen
Rep. Bob Latta
Rep. Jake LaTurner
Rep. Mike Lawler
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep. Summer Lee
Rep. Susie Lee
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez
Rep. Debbie Lesko
Rep. Julia Letlow
Rep. Mike Levin
Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Rep. Frank Lucas
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
Rep. Seth Magaziner
Rep. Tracey Mann
Rep. Kathy Manning
Rep. Brian Mast
Rep. Doris Matsui
Rep. Lucy McBath
Rep. Michael McCaul
Rep. Lisa McClain
Rep. Jennifer McClellan
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Morgan McGarvey
Rep. James McGovern
Rep. Patrick McHenry
Rep. Gregory Meeks
Rep. Grace Meng
Rep. Dan Meuser
Rep. Kweisi Mfume
Rep. Max Miller
Rep. Marc Molinaro
Rep. Blake Moore
Rep. Gwen Moore
Rep. Joe Morelle
Rep. Seth Moulton
Rep. James Moylan
Rep. Frank Mrvan
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Rep. Grace Napolitano
Rep. Richard Neal
Rep. Joe Neguse
Rep. Dan Newhouse
Rep. Wiley Nickel
Rep. Don Norcross
Rep. Ralph Norman
Rep. Zach Nunn
Rep. Jay Obernolte
Rep. Andy Ogles
Rep. Ilhan Omar
Rep. Burgess Owens
Rep. Frank Pallone
Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Rep. Mary Peltola
Rep. Brittany Pettersen
Rep. August Pfluger
Rep. Chellie Pingree
Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Rep. Mark Pocan
Rep. Bill Posey
Rep. Mike Quigley
Rep. Delia Ramirez
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Rep. Morgan Rockey
Rep. John Rose
Rep. Deborah Ross
Rep. Raul Ruiz
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
Rep. Pat Ryan
Rep. Gregorio Kilili Sablan
Rep. Andrea Salinas
Rep. Linda Sanchez
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Rep. Adam Schiff
Rep. Hillary Scholten
Rep. Kim Schrier
Rep. Bobby Scott
Rep. Pete Sessions
Rep. Terri Sewell
Rep. Brad Sherman
Rep. Mikie Sherrill
Rep. Adrian Smith
Rep. Jason Smith
Rep. Eric Sorensen
Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Abigail Spanberger
Rep. Melanie Stansbury
Rep. Greg Stanton
Rep. Haley Stevens
Rep. Dale Strong
Rep. Tom Suozzi
Rep. Eric Swalwell
Rep. Emilia Sykes
Rep. Mark Takano
Rep. Shri Thanedar
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Rep. Mike Thompson
Rep. Jill Tokuda
Rep. Paul Tonko
Rep. Norma Torres
Rep. Lori Trahan
Rep. David Trone
Rep. Michael Turner
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Rep. David Valadao
Rep. Beth Van Duyne
Rep. Juan Vargas
Rep. Marc Veasey
Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Rep. Ann Wagner
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Rep. Jennifer Wexton
Rep. Susan Wild
Rep. Nikema Williams
Rep. Steve Womack
Rep. Rudy Yakym

Photoline:

The President is participating in a photoline with Congressional leaders and their families:

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY)
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (IL)
Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI)
Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05)
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD-5)

In-town pool 15- 2 minutes to Biden picnic remarks

Two minute warning to remarks.

In-town pool 16- Biden remarks

POTUS walked out of White House at 6:28 with FLOTUS.

The picnic tables have blue and red checkered cloths and there are mist inflatable machines in the back. Weather is hot tonight in DC.

Some highlights of speech:

First lady Jill Biden spoke about the importance of women's health, and said today is about having fun.

"Let's make this evening a celebration of what brings us all together," Jill Biden said, talking of family and love of country.

POTUS joked about him being Jill's husband and thanked everyone for coming to the picnic.

He said Rep. Jeffies will be the next speaker of the house.

Called Nancy Pelosi the best speaker "in American history."

Said he has a "little bit of a sore throat" after talking about the importance of coming together in a bipartisan way.

POTUS finished his remarks at 6:35 p.m. and walked off stage.

In-town pool 17 - POTUS gets into motorcade

POTUS got into motorcade on his way to Joint Base Andrews.

Pool did not spot POTUS, but did see John Kirby by the SUVs.

From JBA, he will be boarding AF1 en route to Paris.

In-town pool 18 - POTUS and FLOTUS board separate planes

Drive to JBA was uneventful.

At JBA, FLOTUS exited the motorcade first and entered a smaller white plane.

WH staffer says she is flying to France separately and has another item on her schedule first.

POTUS then entered AF1. In town pool was too far away to see him enter the plane.

Handing it off to out of town pool!

In-town pool 19- joining POTUS in motorcade

From the White House:
Traveling with the President via motorcade en route to Joint Base Andrews:
Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary
Ben LaBolt, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications
Ryan Montoya, Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance
John Kirby, Assistant to the President & National Security Communications Advisor
Jacob Spreyer, Special Assistant to the President & Personal Aide to the President

Out of town pool #1 - Boarding AF1

Good evening, I'll be your pooler for this flight to Paris, which is expected to last a little over 7 hours.

The motorcade reached the tarmac at 7:47 pm and first stopped next to a smaller plane at some distance from AF1.

Your pool was stationed too far away to see what was happening but was told that the president was dropping off the First Lady.

After a few minutes the motorcade started rolling again and stopped next to AF1.

The president, wearing a dark suit and a cap, got out of his car at 7:52 pm and shook hands with his greeter.

Potus ascended the short stairs and boarded his plane (tail number 29000) at 7:53 pm.

We will be wheels up momentarily.

Karine Jean-Pierre and Jake Sullivan are expected to gaggle shorty after takeoff.

The gaggle will stream as usual at whitehouse.gov/live

Out of town pool #2 - Wheels up and AF1 travelers

AF1 was wheels up at 8:19 pm

Also sharing this from the WH

Traveling with the President aboard Air Force One en route to Paris, France:

Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Annie Tomasini, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Karine Jean-Pierre, Assistant to the President & Press Secretary
Ben LaBolt, Assistant to the President & Director of Communications
Ryan Montoya, Assistant to the President & Director of Scheduling & Advance
John Kirby, Assistant to the President & National Security Communications Advisor
Ashley Williams, Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the President & Director of Strategic Outreach
Jacob Spreyer, Special Assistant to the President & Personal Aide to the President
Ariana Berengaut, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor
Mike Carpenter, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Europe