*Subject:* *Print pool 3: POTUS to make statement *
At 11:30am the President will make a statement from the Diplomatic Room in the White House. Coverage will be pool only.
Pool gather time is 11:15am. In lower press.
For background: The President and Vice President were both notified of the situation in Alexandria this morning. The President has spoken to the Speaker of the House, the Senate Majority Leader, the wife of Rep. Steve Scalise, the Chief of Staff to Rep. Steve Scalise, and the Chief of the Capitol Police. The Vice President has spoken with the Speaker of the House, House Majority Leader, Rep Joe Barton, Senator Jeff Flake and Francis Brooke, a member of the Vice President’s staff and a coach on the GOP baseball team who was present.
Kevin Diaz