Subject: In-town pool report #1: Departing White House
Good morning from the White House, where it’s already warm and getting warmer. I’ll be your print pooler today.
Members of the pool took COVID tests this morning before loading into the motorcade, which pulled out of the White House at 9:19 a.m. for an undisclosed destination.
Your pooler did not spot the president, who has no public events on his schedule today until a trip to Walter Reed later this afternoon. The president has tweeted this morning about Christopher Steele, Roger Stone and the upcoming Alabama Senate primary.
Subject: In-town pool report #2: Golf club arrival
Motorcade arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, at 9:58 a.m.
There were a handful of onlookers as we drove onto the property.
One man walking his dog gave a thumbs down as the motorcade drove by.
On one side of the street near the entrance to the club were three Trump supporters. One man was flashing thumbs up and another saluted.
On the other side of the street were a few protesters holding signs. One read “SCOTUS not drinking your Kool-Aid?” and another read “WOAT Worst of All Time”.
Pool is now holding at a strip mall just up the street. Your pooler will ask the press office about the president’s activities while at the golf club.
An actual news reporter would say something like... The President has only one public event on his schedule today, a visit ... Instead they word it so that a casual reader might stop at ... The President, who has no public events on his schedule.... These press pool people are wordsmiths. They know exactly what they are doing.