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POLITICS09/03/26

Mullin's Emergency Engine-Failure Landing

A plane carrying DHS Secretary Mullin made an emergency landing after one engine failed.

Mullin's Emergency Engine-Failure Landing
Photo: Daily Wire

FRAMING Washington Post emphasized Close Call for Cabinet Official; Daily Wire emphasized Coast Guard Pilots Credited.

WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT

LEFT / CENTER-LEFT

  • ▸The pilot reported 14 people were on board when communicating with air traffic controllers. — Washington Post
  • ▸Mullin himself said the single-engine landing went smoothly. — Washington Post

RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT

  • ▸The aircraft was identified specifically as a Coast Guard C-37A jet. — Daily Wire
  • ▸The headline credited Coast Guard pilots — not the incident itself — as the focal point. — Daily Wire