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Trump and Rubio to greet oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude in Texas

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Covered by 4 outlets. No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio plan to greet an oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude when it arrives in Texas on Tuesday, a week before the US midterm elections, according to Bloomberg and the Associated Press. The New York Post and Townhall report that the cargo is about one million barrels and that it follows an oil deal between the US and Venezuela. Trump told reporters that Venezuela sent the oil as a gift and that the US would accept it. Townhall also reports that Trump will hold rallies in Lubbock and Corpus Christi, Texas, the same day.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Trump and Rubio plan to greet an oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude when it arrives in Texas on Tuesday.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, Bloomberg
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Townhall

  2. The cargo is reported to be about one million barrels of Venezuelan oil.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Townhall

  3. The shipment follows an oil agreement between the US and Venezuela.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Townhall

  4. Trump told reporters that Venezuela sent the oil as a gift.

    One outletTownhall· Far Right

  5. The visit falls a week before the US midterm elections.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

How each side tells it

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All four outlets report that Trump and Rubio plan to greet a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude in Texas on Tuesday. Left-side outlets stick to the planned visit and its timing before the midterm elections, while right-side outlets stress the million-barrel volume and the US-Venezuela deal, along with Trump's gift remark.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Wire and Bloomberg headlines describe a planned visit to the tanker in plain terms, with Bloomberg adding the Venezuelan supply angle and the timing before the midterms.

    Trump, Rubio Plan to Visit Tanker With Venezuelan Crude in Texas
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    The New York Post headline stresses the first million barrel shipment and its link to the US deal; far right Townhall's headline instead centers on Rubio making options clear.

    Trump, Rubio expected to greet first shipment of 1 million barrels of Venezuelan oil arriving in Texas post-deal with US
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Side by side

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • planned Tuesday visit to the tanker
  • showcasing Venezuelan supply
  • timing before the midterm elections
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  • BloombergLeft

    Trump, Rubio Plan to Visit Tanker With Venezuelan Crude in Texas

    President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio plan to greet an oil tanker arriving in Texas from Venezuela on Tuesday, a bid to showcase supply from the Latin American country a week before US midterm elections.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Trump and Rubio plan to visit oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude in Texas

    President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio plan to showcase a newly arrived oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude in Texas on Tuesday

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • one million barrel shipment
  • deal between the US and Venezuela
  • Trump's gift remark
  • more shipments to follow under the deal

Leaves out

  • the timing before the midterm elections

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • TownhallFar Right

    Venezuelan Oil Tanker Arriving in US As Rubio Makes Options Clear

    President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will see the arrival of a Venezuelan oil tanker to Texas on Tuesday.

    Read at Townhall (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Trump, Rubio expected to greet first shipment of 1 million barrels of Venezuelan oil arriving in Texas post-deal with US

    "This will be the first of the billions of barrels to come from this deal," a White House official noted.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

Articles you open from here build My Mix, a private picture of how your reading spreads across the spectrum, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    ABC News, Oct 27, 2:30 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    10 hr 19 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 12:49 PM EDT

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  1. ABC NewsLeftOct 27, 2:30 AM EDT
  2. BloombergLeftOct 27, 12:24 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 27, 12:49 PM EDT
  4. TownhallFar RightOct 27, 1:05 PM EDT

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