Pool Reports of August 29, 2022

In-town pool report #1 - Checking in

Good morning,

You in-town print pooler here with a quick check-in ahead of the 9:15 a.m. call time.

Today at the White House per the White House:

9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT departs New Castle, Delaware en route the White House
Delaware Air National Guard Base
Out-of-Town Pool

9:15 AM In-Town Pool Call Time

9:55 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 9:45 AM – Palm Room Doors)

Briefing Schedule

1:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

In-town pool report #2 - press briefing time change

Good morning,

Per the White House:

The Press Briefing will now start at 2:00pm today.

In-town pool report #3 - new gather time for POTUS arrival

Good morning,

Per the White House:

New Marine 1 Arrival Gather Time - 10:20AM at the Palm Room Doors

In-town pool report #4 - gathering for POTUS arrival

Good morning,

Press gathering now at the Palm Room Doors for POTUS arrival on the South Lawn

In-town pool report #5 - 2 min warning POTUS arrival

Good morning,

2 min warning for Marine One landing on South Lawn passed at 10:32 a.m.

In-town pool report #6 - POTUS arrival

Good morning,

Marine One landed on the South Lawn at 10:37 a.m. President Biden walked off Marine One at 10:39 a.m.

Upon exit, Mr. Biden, wearing a blue suit and blue tie, saluted, removed his mask and donned his aviator sunglasses.

Mr. Biden gave a slight waive to the press gathered, but took no questioned as he walked unaccompanied across the South Lawn to the Oval Office.

In-town pool report #7 - Lunch lid

Good afternoon,

The White House has announced a lunch lid until 2 p.m.

In-town pool report #8 - press briefing time change

Good afternoon,

Per the White House:

the Press Briefing will now start at 2:30pm.

In-town pool report # 9 - press briefing time change

Good afternoon,

The White House has pushed the press briefing once again.

Per the White House:

The Press Briefing will now start at 3:00pm.

In-house pool report # 10 - 2 min warning for press briefing

Good afternoon,

The White House House called a 2 minute warning for the press briefing at 3:14 p.m.

In-town pool report #11 - press briefing begins

Good afternoon,

The press briefing began at 3:17 p.m.

In-town pool report #12 - press briefing ends

Good afternoon,

The press briefing concluded at 4:14 p.m.

In-town pool report #13 - Lid

Good afternoon,

The White House called a lid at 4:30 p.m.

Out-of-Town Pool #1 Waiting

Hello again from Wilmington — Pool is waiting near the Biden residence for departure.

We seem to be running behind sched, but don't have any updates on timing.

FYI due to a bad weather call, POTUS is going to be taking AF1 back to DC.

Out-of-Town Pool #2 Rolling to DANG

Press bus joined the POTUS motorcade at 9:30 am.

We are rolling to DANG.

Out-of-Town Pool #3 DANG arrival

Motorcade arrived at DANG at 9:37 am.

Out-of-Town Pool #4 wheels up

Biden boarded AF1 at 9:39 am, as pool was still getting out of the press bus. He waved at the top.

He didn't stop to take questions.

Wheels up momentarily.

Out-of-Town Pool #5 JBA arrival/M1 liftoff

AF1 landed at JBA at 10:12 am. (Sorry for slight delay in sending — took a few mins to get cell service back around small AF1)

POTUS deplaned at 10:20 am. He didn't stop for questions.

He boarded Marine One at 10:21 am. M1 lifted off at 10:27 am.

Handing off to in-town pool.

Out-of-Town Pool #6 Traveling staff

For some reason, this email from the WH just came through for me an hour later. But for those interested:

Traveling with the President on Air Force One en route Washington, DC:

Steve Ricchetti, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President

Terry Wolff, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for MENA