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.
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Patsy Widakuswara
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Patsy Widakuswara
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White House Bureau Chief @VOANews. Pesky asker of questions. Proud @whca member, @univ_indonesia @GoldsmithsUoL alum.
- 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.
00:00 - 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. 1/5
- Thank you @60Minutes for telling VOA's story while we are unable to do our work of telling America's story. @w7voa
- 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
- Biden supports DC statehood, would be happy to sign a bill on it, but leaves it up to Congress to come up with the legislation, per @PressSec
- 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
