Subject: Out of town pool report #5
POTUS White House bound.
POTUS and FLOTUS stepped off AF1 at 5:05 p.m. He wore the same red USA hat with a navy suit and white shirt with no tie. FLOTUS is wearing a navy dress and heels.
They walked straight to Marine One without coming over to talk to the pool. There were, however, several POTUS tweets fired off from the air.
Dan Scavino and Kellyanne Conway also came down the main stairs and boarded Marine One. Mick Mulvaney, Sarah Sanders and Stephen Miller deplaned via the rear stairs and will be taking vehicles back to the White House.
Marine One lifted off at 5:11.
Turning over to in town pool.
And thanks to all the poolers who did a masterful job this week in Europe: Anne Gearan, Jerome Cartillier, Gabby Orr and the excellent Mark Landler, who we will all miss on this beat.
Eli Stokols
Subject: Pool Report #2 - Arrival/Scant News/Lid
Marine One touched down at 5:20 pm. Three minutes later POTUS emerged, followed by FLOTUS. He was wearing a navy suit, white dress shirt, no tie and a bright red cap emblazoned with “USA.” She was wearing a long, dark, possibly black, sleeveless dress.
Their emergence elicited squeals of delight from about 50 greeters. Holding hands, the First Couple made a beeline for the group, shaking many hands. Trump asked for a pen and signed several red caps and posed for a handful of photos.
Just before entering the residence at 5:27, POTUS pivoted towards the pool but kept his distance. Several questions were shouted about the trade negotiations with Mexico.
“We’re doing all right,” he said, without elaboration.
A travel/photo lid has been called.
Tom DeFrank - National Journal