Subject: Out of town pool report #3 — POTUS arrival at G7
POTUS motorcade rolled into the Centre de Congrés Bellevue at 9:38.
He got out of his SUV and waved at the pool cameras before entering.
He was one of the final leaders to arrive.
European Council President Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived around 9:30, both by foot, walking in through the gates and inside. Moments later; Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrived in a Toyota SUV.
Boris Johnson arrived at 9:35 in a black Land Rover SUV.
Italy’s Giuseppe Conte walked in at 9:37.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived first at 9:24, as noted in the last pool report.
The gated courtyard and driveway is surrounded by apartment buildings. A few people were seen in windows and on balconies to glimpse the arrivals below.
Going into first plenary session now.
Subject: Out of town pool report #3a — note on bilat group
Stephanie Grisham confirms that the US Ambassador to France, Jamie McCourt, was seated beside POTUS in the Johnson breakfast bilat earlier. Apologies for missing her in the first pool note. Dan Scavino was also seated at the end of the table.