US executive branch text over image of White HouseThis report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change.

THE PRESIDENT has no public events scheduled.

Note:  President Donald Trump will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days.

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

3:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY depart Washington, D.C., en route Salt Lake City, UT, on Air Force Two

5:10 p.m. MDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND LADY arrive in Salt Lake City, UT, on Air Force Two | Salt Lake City International Airport

Looking Ahead:  On Wednesday, October 7, Vice President Mike Pence will participate in the vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City, hosted by the University of Utah.  On Thursday, October 8, the Vice President will participate in a “Make America Great Again!” event in Peoria, Arizona.

Recap of Saturday & Sunday, October 3-4, 2020

Note: All bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 and reopening developments.

The White House

  • Memorandum from the President’s Physician | October 3, 2020
  • Proclamation on Made In America Day and Made In America Week, 2020
  • Proclamation on Child Health Day, 2020
  • Proclamation on Fire Prevention Week, 2020
  • Bills Signed into Law:
    • J.Res. 87, which reappoints Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and
    • J.Res. 88, which appoints Franklin D. Raines as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout: Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper Leads Presidential Delegation in Kuwait City to Meet With His Highness Amir Nawaf Al-Ahmad al-Sabah
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper’s Meeting With Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Attiyah

Department of State

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on travel to Tokyo, Japan, from 4-6 October.

  • Daily Schedule | Monday, October 5
  • October 4: Remarks | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Remarks to Traveling Press
  • October 4: Statement | Lesotho National Day
  • October 3: Advisory | Update to Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to Asia
  • October 3: Speech | Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Remarks at the Florida Family Policy Council Dinner Gala: Respecting Life in America’s Foreign Policy
  • October 3: Statement | U.S. Response to Establishment of a Transitional Government in Mali
  • October 3: Statement | On the Arrests of Hong Kong Protestors
  • October 3: Statement | German National Day

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • Press Release: CBP Officers in Calexico Seize More Than $2 Million in Hard Narcotics (California)
  • Press Release: Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $46,085 in Unreported U.S. Currency at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge (Texas)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: Rebuild and Repair – Safe and Stronger (Louisiana)
  • Press Release: Calcasieu Parish Disaster Recovery Centers Moving in Lake Charles and Sulphur

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Press Release: USTR Initiates Vietnam Section 301 Investigation | October 2, 2020

US Government (USG) COVID-19 Webpages

Non-USG COVID Webpages

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Synopsis of President Trump’s Tweets

  • October 5: “BETTER & CHEAPER HEALTHCARE. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “PRO LIFE! VOTE!”
  • October 5: “MASSIVE REGULATION CUTS. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “SPACE FORCE. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “BEST V.A. EVER. 91% APPROVAL RATING. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “401(K). VOTE!”
  • October 5: “BIGGEST TAX CUT EVER, AND ANOTHER ONE COMING. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “LAW & ORDER. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “STRONGEST EVER MILITARY. VOTE!”
  • October 5: “STOCK MARKET HIGHS. VOTE!”
  • October 5: Virginia Voters! Your Governor wants to obliterate your Second Amendment. I have stopped him. I am the only thing between you and your Second Amendment. Working hard in Virginia. It’s IN PLAY. Better Vote for your favorite President, or wave goodbye to low taxes and gun rights!”
  • October 5: “IF YOU WANT A MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY (AND ONE THAT WILL SHUT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS DOWN), VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!”
  • October 5: “‘I’m voting for Donald Trump. My father is a Union Worker and his 401K has tripled under President Trump.’ USA Voter.  @foxandfriends  Thank you, and remember that the Stock Market is getting ready to break its all time high. NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE BEST EVER. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!!!”
  • October 4: [Video – POTUS]
  • October 4: [Express UK Article]
  • October 4: “I really appreciate all of the fans and supporters outside of the hospital. The fact is, they really love our Country and are seeing how we are MAKING IT GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!”
  • October 4:

  • October 4: “Thank you so much!”  Retweet:  Dan Scavino @DanScavino · 20h · 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆 𝙔𝙊𝙐  to all of the Great American Patriots who have come out tonight, in support of @realDonaldTrump at Walter Reed Medical Center. We’ll all get through this, TOGETHER! #MAGAFlag of United StatesEagle  [Video]
  • October 3: [Video – POTUS]
  • October 3: “OUR GREAT USA WANTS & NEEDS STIMULUS. WORK TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE. Thank you!”
  • October 3: “Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMAZING!!!Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months in fighting this PLAGUE. With their help, I am feeling well!”