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Burgum security officer and TMZ reporter in physical encounter at Washington airport

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

A security officer for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and a TMZ reporter had a confrontation at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday, according to a video TMZ posted to X. In the footage the reporter says “Please don’t touch me, sir” and “you’re banging into me” as the officer repeatedly gets in his way. TMZ says the officer’s contact was physical and that the reporter was trying to ask Burgum about President Trump after the midterm results. TMZ says Burgum did not answer. The Hill, Raw Story and The Daily Beast all report the encounter from TMZ’s account and video, and the details of what happened come from TMZ’s reporting.

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What happened

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A security officer for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and a TMZ reporter had a confrontation at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday.
Reported byFar Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
Raw Story, The Daily Beast
Center
The Hill
The encounter was captured in a video TMZ posted to X.
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Far Left
Raw Story, The Daily Beast
Center
The Hill
TMZ says the officer’s contact with the reporter was physical.
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Far Left
Raw Story, The Daily Beast
TMZ says the reporter was asking Burgum about President Trump after the midterm results.
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Far Left
Raw Story, The Daily Beast
In TMZ’s video the reporter says “you’re banging into me” as the officer repeatedly gets in his way.
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Far Left
Raw Story
Center
The Hill
TMZ says Burgum did not answer the reporter’s question.
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How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that a security officer for Interior Secretary Burgum clashed with a TMZ reporter at Washington’s airport, using TMZ’s video. The left outlets stress the Trump question and cast the officer as shutting down questions, while the center report focuses on the clash and the quoted words.

the left
2 outlets
Both Far Left outlets lead with the officer getting physical with the reporter and tie it to Trump, the Daily Beast most sharply, calling the guard a goon and saying he shut down questions.
Dehumanizing label“Trump Goon’s”Calling the officer a goon reduces him to a contemptible category before the facts are established.More neutral: Interior Secretary’s security officerDisagree with this highlight? Security Loaded verb“Scrambles to Shut Down”The verbs imply a deliberate effort to suppress questions, which the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: Security officer moves to blockDisagree with this highlight? Embarrassing Questions
The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
The Hill’s single center report makes the security detail the actor, blocking a TMZ reporter, and quotes the reporter’s words in the headline.
Burgum’s security blocks TMZ reporter: ‘You’re banging into me’
The HillCenterAll center headlines
the right
No coverage yet
No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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stonewalledcouldn’t be bothered to respondTrump Goon’sScrambles to Shut Down
Center0
No loaded words in its own voice.
Right
Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

Loaded verb
stonewalledMore neutral: did not answer
The word presents Burgum’s silence as deliberate obstruction rather than reporting that he did not answer.
…Airport to ask about President Donald Trump’s post-midterms strategy, but was stonewalled both verbally and physically.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Loaded verb
couldn’t be bothered to respondMore neutral: did not respond to
The phrase attributes an attitude of contempt to the official, which the reporting does not establish.
The Cabinet official couldn’t be bothered to respond to a reporter’s questions about his boss.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Dehumanizing label
Trump Goon’sMore neutral: Interior Secretary’s security officer
Calling the officer a goon reduces him to a contemptible category before the facts are established.
Trump Goon’s Security Scrambles to Shut Down Embarrassing Questions
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Loaded verb
Scrambles to Shut DownMore neutral: Security officer moves to block
The verbs imply a deliberate effort to suppress questions, which the reported facts do not establish.
Trump Goon’s Security Scrambles to Shut Down Embarrassing Questions
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

security officer’s physical contact
Trump’s post-midterm strategy
Burgum’s silence

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Raw StoryFar Left
Trump Cabinet member’s security caught on camera getting physical with TMZ reporter
A member of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s security detail got physical with a TMZ DC reporter who tried to ask Burgum a question at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday, according to TMZ. …
2 hr agoRead at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
The Daily BeastFar Left
Dehumanizing label“Trump Goon’s”Calling the officer a goon reduces him to a contemptible category before the facts are established.More neutral: Interior Secretary’s security officerDisagree with this highlight? Security Loaded verb“Scrambles to Shut Down”The verbs imply a deliberate effort to suppress questions, which the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: Security officer moves to blockDisagree with this highlight? Embarrassing Questions
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s security guard got physical with a reporter to save his boss from answering questions about the president. TMZ DC’s Charlie Cotton approached the top Trump official at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to ask about President Donald …
2 hr agoRead at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

security detail blocking the reporter
the reporter’s words on video
video posted to X

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The HillCenter
Burgum’s security blocks TMZ reporter: ‘You’re banging into me’
A TMZ reporter got into a confrontation with security for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at Washington Reagan National Airport. In the beginning of a video posted to the social platform X on Monday, TMZ’s Charlie Cotton appears to be holding the camera and standing next to …
33 min agoRead at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
First to report
The Daily Beast, Nov 9, 2:24 PM EST
Center
2 hr 6 min later
Its first report, Nov 9, 4:30 PM EST
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows

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The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 9, 2:24 PM EST
Raw StoryFar LeftNov 9, 3:02 PM EST
The HillCenterNov 9, 4:30 PM EST

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Burgum security officer and TMZ reporter in physical encounter at Washington airport

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From the left

Trump Cabinet member’s security caught on camera getting physical with TMZ reporter

From the center

Burgum’s security blocks TMZ reporter: ‘You’re banging into me’

From the right

How the coverage built up

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