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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-Town Pool Report #2 - Rolling
Pool/motorcade started rolling at 9:13 a.m.from the WH after picking up POTUS in the Beast from the North Portico.
En route to JBA.
Naomi Lim
Washington Examiner
Wed. May 20, 9:15 AM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2057089431807422791
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-Town Pool Report #3 - Arrival/gaggling ✈️
The motorcade arrived at JBA at 9:33 a.m.POTUS is speaking.
Naomi Lim
Washington Examiner
Wed. May 20, 9:59 AM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2057100098312511551
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-Town Pool Report #4 - Wheels up ✈️
After gaggling for 10 minutes, POTUS turned to speak to his greeter.
He boarded AF1 at 9:46 a.m.
We’re on the small AF1 today.
We’ll be wheels up shortly.
Naomi Lim
Washington Examiner
Wed. May 20, 9:47 AM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2057100546595541299
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-Town Pool Report #5
Will transcribe quotes in flight.
Naomi Lim
Washington Examiner
Wed. May 20, 9:52 AM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2057101190295400619
White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Out-of-Town Pool Report #6 - Quotes/wheels down ✈️🛬
Wheels were up at JBA at bit before 9:58 a.m. and down at GON at 10:49 a.m.
POTUS deplaned at 11:11 a.m. and stepped into the Beast.
He mouthed something to the press that looked like “thank you.”
Pool saw Will Scharf, DHS Secy Markwayne Mullin and Walt Nauta.
At JBA, POTUS started gaggling at 9:04 a.m., opening with economic news before pivoting to Iran.
Notes:
We’re in the “final stages” of negotiations with Iran.
“We'll see what happens,” either we’ll have a deal or “we're going to do some things that are a little bit nasty, but hopefully that won't happen.”
On Rep. Thomas Massie:
Massie is “a low-life.”
“We won all races last night.”
On Ken Paxton/James Talarico:
“We have a great candidate, I believe, in Texas.”
Talarico is “a very defective candidate.”
“Anybody wearing a mask six months ago doesn't get it. He's a vegan in Texas. You can't get elected as a vegan in Texas.”
On the Paxton endorsement:
“I did the deal right with it. They want to win. I know how to win. I think I've proven that, haven't I?”
On the ballroom:
We’re “building a really great ballroom.”
On Vance-Rubio briefing:
“I think they're both good. Do you like that? That's pretty good, though, right?”
“I watched both them, both very good men.”
On Xi meeting:
“We had a great meeting with President Xi. It was amazing, actually.”
On whether he has spoken with Taiwan’s Lai:
“We’ll work on” the military aid package.
On his conversation with Netanyahu:
“He’ll do whatever I want him to do.”
“He's a great guy to me. He's a great guy.”
“I could run for prime minister.”
On Rep. Lauren Boebert:
“It’s a little late in the race, but if somebody comes along, I'd look.”
On message to the Coast Guard:
“Great guys, you know.”
“You don't really realize how important Coast Guard is until you have a hurricane.”
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