At least 6 busloads of soldiers were dropped off near the @WhiteHouse. No one would tell me anything (unit, numbers, orders) except that they are coming in not going out. A soldier started speaking to me and was reprimanded.
The nation's top diplomat @SecPompeo ignoring my questions about what he is doing to restore US reputation and whether he regrets saying there will be a second Trump administration.
As he started the dialogue to reopen schools, @realDonaldTrump took out a piece of paper which appear to have "Bob Woodward" written on it. He then put it back in his suit pocket.
Happy prof. news, I'm back to cover the WH for @VOANews.
My reassignment on Jan. 11 after I pushed to question Mike Pompeo on the Capitol riots has been canceled, following the change of leadership in @USAGMgov, incl. VOA Dir. Robert Reilly & Dep. Dir. Elizabeth Robbins.
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NEW: We can confirm that Russian military personnel based in Crimea have been piloting Iranian UAVs, using them to conduct strikes across Ukraine including strikes against Kyiv in recent days - John Kirby, NSC
G20 is an economic forum not political forum so here we talk about the economy said @jokowi to pooler @katierogers when asked about Russian missiles. He is on site for mangrove planting, which will be delayed since G7 leaders are meeting.
#G20Indonesia
A thread on press freedom:
As press pool was ushered out of @VP & @jokowi bilateral in Jakarta, I shouted 2 questions - to Harris about whether a deal on Indonesian nickel is close, to Widodo whether he was disappointed that Biden is not attending US-@ASEAN summit.
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