Pool Reports of April 26, 2024

Out of town pool report #1 Rolling

Hi all. Happy Friday.

Hope you're all doing well. The president's motorcade is rolling at 10:01 am. Here's the schedule today:

EDT

8:00 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time

9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President's Daily Brief
Closed Press

12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs New York, New York en route to Queens, New York
Wall Street Landing Zone
Out-of-Town Pool

12:30 PM In-Town Pool Call Time

12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Queens, New York en route to Joint Base Andrews
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Out-of-Town Pool

1:35 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House
Joint Base Andrews
Out-of-Town Pool

1:45 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 1:30 PM – Palm Room Doors)

Out of town pool report #2 Sirius XM

At 10:05 am, the motorcade made an unscheduled stop at Sirius XM studio in midtown Manhattan for an interview with President Biden and Howard Stern.

From the White House:

The President is doing a live interview with Howard Stern on Sirius XM radio.

Out of Town Pool Report #3 Howard Stern Link/topics so far

Here it is in case that helps: https://www.siriusxm.com/player/channel-linear/entity/123f7d39-c99f-2f01-7900-0d4b8b010cb7

Stern has started off talking about Biden's upbringing, Biden's new rule requiring flights to pay back customers for cancelled flights, his time as a public defender, his stutter and how he met Neilia Hunter Biden.

Out of Town Pool Report #4 Biden says he will debate Trump

The interview started at roughly 10:18 AM

"I am, somewhere, I don't know when, I am happy to debate him," Biden says when Stern says he wants Biden to debate Trump.

Out of Town Pool Report #5 Missing Word to Quote

"I am, somewhere, I don't know when but I am happy to debate him," Biden says when Stern says he wants Biden to debate Trump. Please check as well.

Out of Town Pool Report #6 Stern Interview over

Biden started the interview at roughly 10:18 AM and ended 11:31 am. I'll send some quotes in the next report.

Out of Town Pool Report #7 Stern Biden quotes// rolling

We're rolling at 11:45 am.

Besides the debate news, Stern largely spent the interview asking Biden about his upbringing. Most of the anecdotes were from Biden's book.

On his stutter:

"I used to memorize the lines I was going to have to read because it was easier than looking at the paper," Biden said.

Biden told the story about his mother confronting a nun who made fun of his stutter.

"You ever speak to my son like that again I'll come back and rip that damn bonnet off our head, you understand me?" his mom told the nun.

Biden talked about becoming a public defender in Delaware after MLK was assassinated.

"I didn't think it was being noble I thought it was a way to fight back for" one of the largest Black populations in the country, Biden said.

"A lot of them were cases where they weren't – I didn't think they rose to the level of being a crime they intentionally committed," Biden said. "You didn't get to choose what case you got."

Stern asked about the period after Biden's first wife, Neilia, and 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, died in a car crash.

"I used to sit there and just think I'm going to take out a bottle of scotch," Biden said. "I'm going to just drink it and get drunk."

"I just thought about it, you don't need to be crazy to commit suicide," Biden said.

"I thought let me just go to the Delaware memorial and jump," Biden said. He encouraged people to seek therapy.

Biden said the VAWA was the "proudest thing I've ever done, took me years to get it done."

On the Supreme Court:

"It's a really extremely conservative court maybe the most conservative in modern history," Biden said.

Out of town pool report #8 Wall Street takeoff

We arrived at the Wall Street landing at 12:01 PM. Your pooler could not see POTUS enter Marine One. We're off to JFK.

Out of town pool report #9 JFK/AF1 wheels up

Marine One landed at JFK at 12:22 PM. The president exited the helicopter at 12:25 PM. He entered Air Force One at 12:26 PM. The President did not stop as we shouted questions.

We are wheels up at 12:35 PM.

Some notes from the White House below:

Traveling with the President aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
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
Marc Gustafson, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for the White House Situation Room
Megan Rooney, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Presidential Speechwriter

Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to John F. Kennedy International Airport:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
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

And the motorcade beforehand:

Traveling with the President via motorcade:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
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
Marc Gustafson, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for the White House Situation Room
Megan Rooney, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Presidential Speechwriter

Out of town pool report #10 back to JBA

Air Force One landed at JBA at 1:09 PM. Biden exited Air Force One at 1:24 PM. He did not stop to answer questions from the press. Marine One was wheels up at 1:30 PM.

I'm handing it off to the in-town pooler.

Special thanks to the excellent co-pooler Aurélia End of the AFP.

Have fun and stay safe this weekend.

Out of town pool report #11 M1 riders

Apologies, forgot to send this from the White House

Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to South Lawn:

Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff
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

In-town pool report #1 – White House arrival

Good afternoon from a sunny day at the White House!

Marine One touched down on the South Lawn at 1:39 pm.

President Biden, wearing his aviators and a blue suit, exited M1 and walked to the residence without stopping to take questions.

He entered the residence at 1:42 p.m.

Senior staff quickly gathered around the president as he walked to the entrance. They included Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Director of Communications Ben LaBolt, and Deputy Chief of Staff Annie Tomasini.

In-town pool report #2 – Lid

The White House called a lid at 5pm.

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

In-town pool report #3 – week ahead

The White House sends along the following:

WEEK AHEAD Pool Note 4/29-5/5

On Tuesday, the President will depart the White House en route to Wilmington, Delaware. The President will then participate in a campaign event. After, the President will return to the White House.

On Wednesday, the President will participate in a campaign reception in Washington, D.C.

On Friday, the President and the First Lady will depart the White House en route to Wilmington, Delaware.