Pool Reports by Abigail Hauslohner, Financial Times
| Sent: | Reports: |
| September 28, 2025 07:57 |
In-town pool report #1 - pool gathering Good morning! I’ll be your pooler today. Pool is gathering at 7:57am for the president’s departure to Trump National Golf Club. |
| September 28, 2025 08:39 |
In-town pool report #2 Pool was loaded into the vans at 8:03am. Vans tucked away at the bottom of the south lawn driveway. Pool did not lay eyes on POTUS. Motorcade is rolling to Trump National at 8:38am. |
| September 28, 2025 09:11 |
In-town pool report #3 - arrival at golf course Motorcade arrived at Trump National golf club at 9:10am. Pool did not lay eyes on POTUS. Ride was uneventful. Motorcade passed one driver pulled over on the shoulder of I-66, holding a middle finger out the window. During the ride, POTUS posted on Truth Social: It's a warm and sunny Sunday. |
| September 28, 2025 09:32 |
In-town pool report #4 - pool holding Pool is holding in the tennis club. |
| September 28, 2025 15:55 |
In-town pool report #5 Pool was loaded into vans at Trump national golf club at 2:46pm. Motorcade is rolling at 3:54pm. Pool held at golf club for nearly 7 hours. Not spotted: the president. Spotted (in more ways than one): 16 lantern flies. |
| September 28, 2025 16:27 |
In-town pool report #6 - arrival at White House Motorcade arrived at the White House at 4:26pm. Pool again did not see POTUS. Ride was uneventful. A couple people waved from a bridge over I-66. They had a sign, only the top of which was visible: "be brave." |
| September 28, 2025 16:29 |
In-town pool report #7 - lid We have a lid. |
Donald J. Trump (2nd Term), Pool Reports of September 28, 2025 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/378781