Subject: In-town pool report #8: POTUS departing Walter Reed
The president wrapped his visit inside the hospital at about 6:10 p.m., per White House staff, and made his way back toward the landing zone in the motorcade a short time later.
He boarded Marine One, accompanied by Mark Meadows and Judd Deere, among others. The president, who was no longer wearing a mask, gave a wave in the direction of the pool as he boarded.
The chopper lifted at 6:25 p.m. Pool is Motorcading back to the White House, so the supplemental pool will be there when POTUS arrives.
In response to questions about the mask policy at Walter Reed, I have reached out to the hospital to see what the protocol is and will update if I hear back. In the meantime, the Walter Reed website includes guidance that states visitors “are expected to wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth upon entering and while moving about the facility... when not able to maintain 6 feet of social distancing.“
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Subject: In-town pool report #9: List of officials with POTUS
Judd Deere sent the following list of officials who accompanied the president at Walter Reed:
Colonel Andrew Barr, Director, WRNMMC
Master Chief Randy Swanson, Command Master Chief
Captain Gerard Woelkers, NMRTC Commander
Colonel Marion Jefferson, Troop Command
Sergeant Major Jeffrey Zak, Command Sergeant Major
The first question when leaving this morning, was about masks. Masks, masks, masks... These reporters are absolutely insane.. They really are juvenile & haven't progressed past their 8th grade school newspaper. Nobody cares about masks!
They have the POTUS in front of them & the only thing newsworthy is masks? Day after day after day.
Why question the hospital about mask policy if Trump was wearing a mask?