Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2024

March 29, 2024

The President's Travel Plans

Q. Mr. President, when will you visit Baltimore?

The President. Beg your pardon?

Q. When will you visit Baltimore?.

The President. I'm going to Baltimore next week with the Governor.

Russia's Detention of U.S. Citizen Evan Gershkovich

Q. Do you have a message for Evan Gershkovich and his family today, sir?

The President. Yes, we admire the hell out of him. We've tried everything we can so far to put him on a plane. And we're not going to give up.

NOTE: The President spoke at 1:58 p.m. prior to boarding Air Force One en route to Camp David, MD. In his remarks, he referred to Gov. Westley W.O. "Wes" Moore of Maryland; and Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested by Russian authorities on March 29, 2023. A portion of these remarks could not be verified because the audio was incomplete.

Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, Joint Base Andrews, MD.

Locations: Joint Base Andrews, MD.

Names: Gershkovich, Evan; Moore, Westley W.O. "Wes".

Subjects: Hostages and U.S. nationals detained overseas, repatriation efforts; Maryland, Governor; Maryland, President's visit; News media, Presidential interviews; Russia, detention of

U.S. citizens.

DCPD Number: DCPD202400243.

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