Subject: Supplemental pool report #1/Marine One departure
POTUS emerged from the South Portico at 5:08 p.m. and walked over to take questions for 3 minutes on masks and his recent commutation of Roger Stone’s prison sentence. Will send more shortly.
On masks, POTUS said he would wear a mask at Walter Reed, particularly with medically vulnerable troops in center.
“I love masks in the appropriate locations.”
On Stone: “Roger Stone was treated horribly. He was treated very unfairly.”
Compared the treatment of Stone to that of Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos. He was asked if he would consider pardoning Flynn and Papadopoulos, but he did not answer.
“I’m happy with what I did.”
Says prosecutors should take a look at McCabe, Comey, Biden and Obama before walking away from the gathered pool to board Marine One.
Marine One took off from a sunny, sweaty South Lawn at 5:14 p.m. en route to Walter Reed.
Subject: In-town pool report #5: Walter Reed arrival
Marine One touched down at the Walter Reed landing zone at 5:24 p.m., and President Trump stepped off a few minutes later. He was not wearing a mask.
POTUS walked over to the motorcade and climbed into the Beast to make his way to the entrance of the hospital. Pool is taking a different route so that we can be in position to see the president walking in.