What this entry found
- THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY
5 outlets quote this line 4 different ways.
- upi.com: “No, they were checking it before. And they just wanted to make sure. So they've, I guess they've already put it up. They want to make sure everything works perfectly.”
- cbsnews.com: “No, they were checking it before. And they just wanted to make sure. So they've, I guess they've already put it up. They want to make sure everything works perfectly.”
- dailywire.com: “They want to make sure everything works perfectly.”
- nbcnews.com: “As the President has said, the slide was checked out to make sure everything works perfectly,”
- nbcnews.com: “No, they were checking it before, and they just wanted to make sure. So they’ve — I guess they’ve already put it up. They want to make sure everything works perfectly,”
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Whether the slide deployment was accidental and who triggered it
- cbsnews.com (a member of the plane's Air Force crew accidentally triggered it, per…
- nbcnews.com (military personnel accidentally triggered it, per a person briefed…
- THE ANSWER, NOT THE QUESTION
“So they're checking the slide over there,”
- dailywire.com: described what was asked, did not print it
- upi.com: response only
- cbsnews.com: response only
- nbcnews.com: response only
- THE ANSWER, NOT THE QUESTION
“No, they were checking it before. And they just wanted to make sure. So they've, I guess they've already put it up. They want to make sure everything works perfectly.”
- upi.com: printed the question
- cbsnews.com: printed the question
- dailywire.com: response only
- nbcnews.com: response only
- nbcnews.com: response only
4independent outlets
What happened, for context
President Trump's departure to Dallas on September 9, 2026, was delayed after an inflatable emergency slide deployed on the new Qatar-gifted Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews. Trump remained on Marine One while the slide was examined and eventually removed by workers. Trump departed on the new aircraft without further incident.
Who reported it
- upi.comWIRE
- cbsnews.comINDEP
- dailywire.comPARTISAN
- nbcnews.comINDEP
References
- upi.comTrump flight to Texas delayed after emergency slide deploys from new Air Force OneScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-10T11:49:22
- cbsnews.comTrump's trip delayed after emergency slide deploys on new Air Force OneScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-10T11:49:22
- dailywire.comTrump Clears Up Mystery Behind Air Force One Emergency SlideScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-10T11:49:22
- nbcnews.comEmergency slide accidentally deploys on Qatari-gifted Air Force One, delaying TrumpScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-10T11:49:22
Carried by multiple outlets
- An emergency slide deployed on the new Qatar-gifted Air Force One on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrewsupi.com, cbsnews.com, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
- The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 9, 2026upi.com, cbsnews.com, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
- Trump was scheduled to fly to Dallas for the Republican Party's or GOP's midterm conventionupi.com, cbsnews.com, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
- Trump was aboard Marine One and had not yet boarded Air Force One when the slide deployedupi.com, cbsnews.com, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
- The old Air Force One arrived as a backupupi.com, cbsnews.com
- Trump told reporters the slide was being checked and that nothing was wrongupi.com, cbsnews.com, dailywire.com, nbcnews.com
- and 2 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- Trump remained on the tarmac for about 20 minutesonly upi.com
- A member of the plane's Air Force crew accidentally triggered the inflatable slide, according to sources familiar with the matteronly cbsnews.com
- Military personnel accidentally triggered the inflatable slide, according to a person briefed on the matteronly nbcnews.com
- Trump said the slide check would take about 15 minutesonly dailywire.com
- White House communications director Steven Cheung issued a statement about the slide being checked to ensure everything works perfectlyonly nbcnews.com
- Air Force One landed safely in Dallas around 5:15 p.m. ET, a couple of hours later than expectedonly nbcnews.com
Reported unevenly
- Whether the slide deployment was accidental and who triggered itstated by cbsnews.com (a member of the plane's Air Force crew accidentally triggered it, per sources familiar with the matter), nbcnews.com (military personnel accidentally triggered it, per a person briefed on the matter) · absent from upi.com, dailywire.com