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Secret Service director says decoy aircraft has been used before to move Trump
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Secret Service Director Sean Curran told CBS News’s 60 Minutes that the agency has used decoy aircraft before, saying, “Look, that’s not the first time we’ve done that.” He said he wished the practice had not been reported because it takes some tactics away from being used again. Reports say President Donald Trump was transferred to a decoy plane during a July trip to Turkey, and that the decision was discussed around a NATO summit. Bloomberg reported that Curran called the disclosure regrettable. No count of prior uses of decoy aircraft was given.
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Curran said the agency has used decoy aircraft before, telling 60 Minutes, “Look, that’s not the first time we’ve done that.”
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- CBS News
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- Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
Trump was transferred to a second plane for a flight out of Turkey, with a decoy plane used for the switch.
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- CBS News, Bloomberg
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- Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
Curran said it is regrettable the maneuver became public, because publicity makes the tactic harder to use again.
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- CBS News, Bloomberg
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- Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
No number of prior decoy uses was given.
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- CBS News
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- Washington Examiner, Daily Mail
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Trump has been moved onto more than one decoy plane.
The Daily Mail headline says the president was smuggled onto more decoy planes, presenting this as an admission. CBS, Bloomberg and the Washington Examiner report only that decoy aircraft had been used before, and Curran gave no count of prior uses.
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the left
2 outlets
Both left-side headlines lead with Curran’s own words, CBS quoting his remark that this was not the first time and Bloomberg framing the disclosure as a regrettable plane ruse breach; Bloomberg’s ‘ruse’ and ‘breach’ describe the switch as a deception that was exposed.
Trump’s Security Chief Says Plane Ruse Breach Is Regrettable
BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
No coverage yet
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the right
2 outlets
Right-side headlines present the disclosure as news about a stunt or an admission: the Washington Examiner calls it a stunt that was not the first time, while the Daily Mail, which goes further, says Curran admitted the president was smuggled onto more decoy planes.
Trump's Secret Service chief Sensational language“stunningly”The word adds drama that the reported remark does not carry; the remark itself is a plain statement about past practice.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? Loaded verb“admits”It presents Curran’s remark as a confession of wrongdoing, while the reports describe it as a statement about a past security tactic.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? president has been secretly Loaded verb“smuggled”It suggests illicit concealment, while the reports describe a planned protective transfer of the president.More neutral: movedDisagree with this highlight? onto more decoy planes
Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines
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stuntsecretly smugglestunninglyadmits
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Sensational language
stuntMore neutral: maneuver
A stunt suggests a showy trick staged for attention, which the described security maneuver does not establish.
Secret Service director reveals Trump decoy plane stunt wasn’t the first time
Used byWashington Examiner (Right)
Loaded verb
secretly smuggleMore neutral: move
It repeats the implication of illicit concealment in the description, where the reports describe a planned security tactic.
Secret Service Director Sean Curran revealed that the effort to secretly smuggle President Donald Trump in a decoy Air Force One flight was a security tactic used…
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stunninglyMore neutral: says
The word adds drama that the reported remark does not carry; the remark itself is a plain statement about past practice.
Trump's Secret Service chief stunningly admits president has been secretly smuggled onto more decoy planes
Used byDaily Mail (Right)
Loaded verb
admitsMore neutral: says
It presents Curran’s remark as a confession of wrongdoing, while the reports describe it as a statement about a past security tactic.
Trump's Secret Service chief stunningly admits president has been secretly smuggled onto more decoy planes
Used byDaily Mail (Right)
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smuggledMore neutral: moved
It suggests illicit concealment, while the reports describe a planned protective transfer of the president.
Trump's Secret Service chief stunningly admits president has been secretly smuggled onto more decoy planes
Used byDaily Mail (Right)
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- Curran’s remark that decoy use was not a first time
- Curran’s regret that the maneuver was publicized
- Risk that publicity makes the tactic harder to reuse
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- BloombergLeft
Trump’s Security Chief Says Plane Ruse Breach Is Regrettable
US Secret Service Director Sean Curran said it’s regrettable that a ruse to secretly switch President Donald Trump’s plane for a flight out of Turkey came to light, saying publicity about the maneuver risks making it harder to use the tactic again.
- CBS NewsLeft
Secret Service director says Trump decoy plane "not first time we've done that"
Secret Service Director Sean Curran told Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes that he wishes the decision to use a decoy plane for President Trump at the NATO summit hadn't been reported. "Look, that's not the first time we've done that," Curran said. …
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- The decoy plane as a stunt
- Curran’s remark as an admission
- Claim that the president was moved onto more decoy planes
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- Daily MailRight
Trump's Secret Service chief Sensational language“stunningly”The word adds drama that the reported remark does not carry; the remark itself is a plain statement about past practice.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? Loaded verb“admits”It presents Curran’s remark as a confession of wrongdoing, while the reports describe it as a statement about a past security tactic.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? president has been secretly Loaded verb“smuggled”It suggests illicit concealment, while the reports describe a planned protective transfer of the president.More neutral: movedDisagree with this highlight? onto more decoy planes
Secret Service Director Sean Curran revealed that the effort to Loaded verb“secretly smuggle”It repeats the implication of illicit concealment in the description, where the reports describe a planned security tactic.More neutral: moveDisagree with this highlight? President Donald Trump in a decoy Air Force One flight was a security tactic used before by his security team.
- Washington ExaminerRight
Secret Service director reveals Trump decoy plane Sensational language“stunt”A stunt suggests a showy trick staged for attention, which the described security maneuver does not establish.More neutral: maneuverDisagree with this highlight? wasn’t the first time
Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the agency has used decoy aircraft before, following President Donald Trump’s transfer to a second plane during a July trip to Turkey. “Look, that’s not the first time we’ve done that,” Curran said on CBS News’s 60 Minutes. …
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CBS News, Oct 9, 10:29 AM EDT
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4 hr 46 min later
Its first report, Oct 9, 3:15 PM EDT
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- CBS NewsLeftOct 9, 10:29 AM EDT
- BloombergLeftOct 9, 2:43 PM EDT
- Washington ExaminerRightOct 9, 3:15 PM EDT
- Daily MailRightOct 9, 5:15 PM EDT
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