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BROADCAST BIAS: Networks turn Trump’s plane switch into a fancy scandal

Secret Service advised Trump to take different military plane home from Turkey as security precaution

By Tim Graham Fox News

Published August 15, 2026 8:00am EDT

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The coverage of political scandal is one of the most obvious fields of study for anyone looking at media bias. The same people who unconvincingly claimed President Barack Obama's presidency was "largely scandal-free" can manufacture a scandal a day under President Donald Trump.

The allegedly outrageous scandal of this week happened in Turkey, where the Secret Service advised Trump to switch to a different military plane to fly home while the press (and top administration officials) stayed on Air Force One, but were not told the president wasn't on board. As soon as The Washington Post had the story, the anti-Trump spin kicked in. The press were left on a "decoy" plane that could have been shot down by the Iranians.

While the broadcast networks love to open their newscasts with severe weather updates to grab viewer attention, this mini-scandal........

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