In-Town Pool Note #8 - POTUS on phone , Rubio arrives
From: James Politi
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2026 10:36 PM EDT
To: DL WHO Wranglers
Subject: In-Town Pool Note #8 - POTUS on phone , Rubio arrives
Still indoors, POTUS was spotted on the phone and watching TV tuned to Fox News . On stage Puccini’s “ Nessun Dorma “ was played followed by Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” . Crowds are still relatively sparse, a good number of seats remain empty but people are filing in . Some started chanting “USA”. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also spotted on site as was Howard Lutnick, who was talking to POTUS.
James Politi
Financial Times
Washington bureau chief
1667 K St NW Suite 825
Washington DC 20006
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2026 10:36 PM EDT
To: DL WHO Wranglers
Subject: In-Town Pool Note #8 - POTUS on phone , Rubio arrives
Still indoors, POTUS was spotted on the phone and watching TV tuned to Fox News . On stage Puccini’s “ Nessun Dorma “ was played followed by Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” . Crowds are still relatively sparse, a good number of seats remain empty but people are filing in . Some started chanting “USA”. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also spotted on site as was Howard Lutnick, who was talking to POTUS.
James Politi
Financial Times
Washington bureau chief
1667 K St NW Suite 825
Washington DC 20006