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Matching Media Memorandum – VARIOUS OUTLETS

This is taking a shallow dive on a baseless accusation and becoming disproven in the process.

This is taking a shallow dive on a baseless accusation and becoming disproven in the process.

There was a flood of grousing on social media this weekend about FBI Director Kash Patel allegedly desecrating a historic landmark. This was fed by a series of hysterical press reports full of accusations and also provided the disqualifying details, amid their flood of hysterical outrage.

Patel was discovered to have taken a snorkeling trip around the Pearl Harbor historical site, where the U.S.S. Arizona rests at the bottom of the harbor. This is all sold as Patel acting unacceptably, until you find the buried details.

He visited on a VIP trip, where he was invited by the acting admiral in the region, and was escorted on the dive by Navy SEALs. And while most of the outlets managed to find people to give their personal versions of outrage at this alleged desecration, they had to admit that these types of excursions for notable military and/or political figures have taken place since at least the Obama administration.

Now the Press Claims Kash Patel Desecrated a Historic War Site, and Disprove Themselves In the Processhttps://t.co/kqwY9S5mYr— RedState (@RedState) May 17, 2026

Now the Press Claims Kash Patel Desecrated a Historic War Site, and Disprove Themselves In the Processhttps://t.co/kqwY9S5mYr

Pathological Media Amnesia – MS NOW

You know, researching his past comments is offensive to his current claims.

You know, researching his past comments is offensive to his current claims.

On Morning Joe, Jonathan Lemire was a bit salty over the impression that President Trump is not facing the same level of criticism over his age issues that Joe Biden had faced. Hearing this from a member of the press is beyond tolerable.

NEW: The Newest Oldest PresidentDonald Trump has not faced the same scrutiny for his age as Joe Biden did. For now.But as Trump is poised to turn 80 next month, questions about his health and increasingly erratic behavior are growing https://t.co/OwHhpILS6Z— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 18, 2026

NEW: The Newest Oldest PresidentDonald Trump has not faced the same scrutiny for his age as Joe Biden did. For now.But as Trump is poised to turn 80 next month, questions about his........

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