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Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says
The Seattle Times and The Washington Times describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedRubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official s...". The right frames it as "Rubio and Bessent remained on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official...".
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Left / center-leftRubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says
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Right / center-rightRubio and Bessent remained on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says
Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane, while President Donald Trump was se...
Rubio and Bessent remained on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says
The two most senior members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month's NATO summit in Turkey on what...
