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After the wire call was made, a joint call was made to CNN (TV traveling pool), NPR (radio traveling pool) and the Wall Street Journal (print traveling pool), to read the same statement so it could be sent out on our behalf on the ground to the respective travel pools. — PolitiTweet.org

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While much of the news we were being told in the air had already been shared on the ground, reporters agreed — given the gravity of the news — upon a joint statement that would be read and disseminated to wires and news networks. — PolitiTweet.org

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A decision was made to make a “wire call” — a rare phone call using the phone in the AF1 press cabin to alert the wires and news organizations of breaking news. — PolitiTweet.org

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After Jean-Pierre came back, the press immediately turned the TVs in the press cabin back on, which were set to CNN. We saw Jake Tapper and Phil Mattingly on the air, and the awful chyron that many children and a teacher were dead. — PolitiTweet.org

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In addition to the fact that Biden has been briefed and that he will speak at the White House in the evening upon arriving, Jean-Pierre also told the traveling press that Biden had been briefed by deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon and members of his senior team. — PolitiTweet.org

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At 5:16pm EST, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre came back to the press cabin of Air Force One, where reporters were without Wi-Fi and unaware of the news, to share the update she had just tweeted about the Texas shooting. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden is back from Japan — Air Force One is wheels down at Joint Base Andrews at 6:51pm. — PolitiTweet.org

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Air Force One is wheels down at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska for a refuel stop, as President Biden is on his way back to Washington from Asia. — PolitiTweet.org

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After the conclusion of IPEF launch, a number of reporter Qs were shouted about Taiwan, including China saying the US should be careful not to send the wrong signal on Taiwan. President Biden did not engage. — PolitiTweet.org

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Starting now in Tokyo: Biden leads the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting (prime ministers of India and Japan are here in person. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also at the table) https://t.co/1Ls0R2Zf3c — PolitiTweet.org

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Also worth noting that in both South Korea and Japan, President Biden called on a female reporter at both of the press conferences. Both the Korean president and Japanese PM called on only male reporters. — PolitiTweet.org

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“He also reiterated our commitment under the Taiwan Relations Act to provide Taiwan with the military means to defend itself.” 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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WH official: “As the President said, our policy has not changed. He reiterated our One China Policy and our commitment to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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>>>>>> “Yes,” Biden says when asked if the US is willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says “people should be careful” but that he does not believe monkey pox will become a situation similar to COVID. — PolitiTweet.org

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As he has said before, Biden again says he is considering whether to remove Trump-era China tariffs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says there are certainly economic problems at home. But he says it’s because of the progress made under his administration that things aren’t much worse. — PolitiTweet.org

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Is a recession inevitable in the US, Biden is asked. “No,” Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden says the US-Japan alliance has been important in holding Vladimir Putin “accountable” through the war in Ukraine. Also says he welcomes Japanese PM’s announcement to hold next year’s G7 in Hiroshima. — PolitiTweet.org

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Japanese PM says that next year’s G7 summit will be held at Hiroshima — PolitiTweet.org

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Not unlike what we saw in South Korea, too > — PolitiTweet.org

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White House announces that the remainder of the 1.5 million bottles-equivalent of Nestle specialty formula that the US secured is coming in a second flight. DoD is partnering with FedEx on this (the first flight was a military plane) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DJJudd: In a gaggle with reporters traveling on board Air Force One to Tokyo, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says US intellige… — PolitiTweet.org

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White House press charter has landed in Japan. First order of business: Covid tests on the tarmac https://t.co/VeVXInl57X — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: President Biden tells me he’s prepared for anything North Korea might do while he’s on the ground in Asia when asked if… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @betsy_klein: President Biden signed the $40 billion Ukraine aid bill and the access to baby formula bill into law today, the White Hous… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden spoke w/ former S Korean president Moon Jae In, per WH: “Biden thanked the former President for his close partnership and commitment to the alliance and noted his intent to continue strengthening ties between the US-ROK governments, economies, and people.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Am important question to the South Korean president (and a remarkably clipped response) > — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @betsy_klein: President Biden says the US has offered vaccines to North Korea and to China and is prepared to deploy those vaccines “imm… — PolitiTweet.org