A couple of weeks ago, the media went bat poop crazy after Trump yanked special White House press access from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. The president pointed to a pattern of inaccurate reporting on him and his administration, and he warned that more outlets could lose their credentials in the coming days. Trump said the outlets "shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America."
Did he have a point? Absolutely. Was it the best timing to do that? I didn’t think so. That said, every time I start to think he’s overplayed his hand, the media go out of their way to prove he had it right all along. Lately, they've been working overtime.
Take the New York Times. I swear it is desperate to get its own credentials revoked after its blatantly dishonest coverage of the attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv. The Times called it an "altercation" between the two pilots, grossly downplaying what really happened.
Breaking news: A plane flying from Dubai to Israel was diverted after an altercation between the pilot and co-pilot, Israeli officials said. https://t.co/VVuUXKUrPY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 30, 2026
Readers pushed back immediately, and Community Notes on X stepped in to correct the paper's description of what happened.
And the paper doubled down every chance it got.
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Facing a wave of criticism, the New York Times PR team defended the coverage instead of owning the mistake.
Our headlines and live coverage contain all the facts we're able to confirm as we confirm them. Unlike activists and partisans, we don't publish speculation or unverified information. Here's a Gift Link to follow along as we update our reporting:https://t.co/TL1k9Ha6lP https://t.co/xmbC7vbqP7
— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) September 30, 2026
That's rich. Critics were quick to point to the paper's long record of running unverified anti-Israel stories, including a Hamas-sourced allegation that the IDF trained dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners. Let's be honest here. The Times has never had a problem with unverified information when it makes Israel look bad. It only rediscovers its standards when the facts cut the other way.
Oh, and it wasn't alone.
Muslim co-pilot stabs pilot and tries to take down plane with 180 passengers
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 30, 2026
Media: pic.twitter.com/2sfYv2nI2M
This attempt to downplay incidents that don’t fit the narrative is endemic to the liberal media, and we've watched it happen before.
On July 13, 2024, CNN infamously ran the headline "Secret Service rushes Trump off stage after he falls at rally" after President Trump was shot at the campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
Instead of calling it an Assassination Attempt, CNN decided to downplay the shooting by saying Trump “falls at rally.” pic.twitter.com/G4ENnleCT3
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) July 14, 2024
Other outlets were just as bad. USA Today went with "Trump removed from stage by Secret Service after loud noises startles former president, crowd."
This is the media we're dealing with today. I still think Trump's timing on the credentials fight was not good, and a more careful rollout would have denied his critics their favorite talking point. But how is anyone supposed to go to bat for outlets that call an attempted hijacking an "altercation between pilots" and an assassination attempt a stumble?
The media sure do seem desperate to prove Trump’s point, don’t they?
