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Trump has discussed replacing the White House press briefing room with a swimming pool

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

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

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The New York Times and Bloomberg report that President Donald Trump has talked about replacing the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool, and the Times says he has considered the idea since August. The Washington Examiner, citing a new report, says Trump floated the idea to former press secretary Karoline Leavitt before her August departure. CBS News, citing one source, reports that outside allies of Trump, including Steve Bannon, have recently pushed moving the White House press corps to another building. Bloomberg adds that Trump has been at odds with some in the press over what he calls unfair coverage.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Trump has talked about replacing the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool, according to reports.

    Reported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, Bloomberg
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  2. According to the New York Times, Trump has been considering the pool plan since August.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, Bloomberg

  3. The Washington Examiner, citing a new report, says Trump floated the idea to Karoline Leavitt before her August departure as press secretary.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  4. One source told CBS News that outside allies of Trump, including Steve Bannon, have recently pushed moving the White House press corps to another building.

    One outletCBS News· Left

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that Trump has discussed turning the White House press briefing room into a swimming pool. Left-side outlets emphasize moving the press corps out of the building, while the one right-side outlet focuses on a return to a swimming pool.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Headlines present Trump as weighing or considering a change to the briefing room or the location of the press corps, with the pool plan credited to the New York Times.

    Trump weighs moving White House press corps out of building
    CBS NewsLeftAll 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 one right-side headline, from the Washington Examiner, presents the plan as Trump floating a return of the room to a swimming pool, citing a report rather than an official source.

    Trump floats reverting White House press room to swimming pool: Report
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left1

    Pushes to Evict

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    Pushes to EvictMore neutral: Trump Weighs Moving White House Press Corps

    Evict means to remove people from a home they hold, which casts the press corps's status as settled before the plans are final.

    Trump Pushes to Evict White House Press Corps

    Used byThe New York Times (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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • relocating the press corps
  • converting the briefing room to a pool
  • Trump's dispute with the press

Leaves out

  • the earlier conversation with former press secretary Karoline Leavitt

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

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  • BloombergLeft

    Trump May Turn Briefing Room Into a Pool: NY Times

    President Donald Trump has talked about replacing the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool. This is according to the New York Times. The outlet says he's been considering the move since August. …

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Trump weighs moving White House press corps out of building

    Outside allies of President Trump have recently pushed the idea of moving the White House press corps to another building, including former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, one source said.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    Trump Loaded verb“Pushes to Evict”Evict means to remove people from a home they hold, which casts the press corps's status as settled before the plans are final.More neutral: Trump Weighs Moving White House Press CorpsDisagree with this highlight? White House Press Corps

    President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.

    Read at The New York Times (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

  • a return to a swimming pool
  • the earlier idea floated to Karoline Leavitt
  • a new report

Leaves out

  • outside allies pushing to move the press corps to another building

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

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  • RedStateFar Right

    Swimming With the Sharks? Trump Reportedly Wants to Repurpose WH Briefing Room

    The New York Times is in a tizzy over Trump’s reported desire to restore the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room to what was its original purpose: a swimming pool. The Times could barely contain their outrage with their headline Tuesday:

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)
  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Trump floats reverting White House press room to swimming pool: Report

    President Donald Trump has been weighing the possibility of returning the White House press briefing room to its original state as a swimming pool, according to a new report. …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The New York Times, Oct 20, 4:59 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    3 hr 6 min later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 8:06 PM EDT

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  1. The New York TimesLeftOct 20, 4:59 PM EDT
  2. Washington ExaminerRightOct 20, 8:06 PM EDT
  3. CBS NewsLeftOct 21, 9:54 AM EDT
  4. BloombergLeftOct 21, 2:37 PM EDT
  5. RedStateFar RightOct 21, 5:49 PM EDT

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