Mehdi Hasan Wonders If the Press Will Be Harder on Trump Now That He Was OK With Letting Them Die

OK, this editor promises that he'll publish only one, maybe two more posts on Wednesday about the Secret Service's airplane switcheroo with President Donald Trump on his flight out of Turkey under a credible assassination threat from Iran. Lord knows there's been enough whining about it.

Zeteo News media mogul Mehdi Hasan wonders if the White House press corps, which has been so soft on Trump since 2016, will finally go a little harder on him now that they know he was OK with potentially letting them die. We haven't heard any hard feelings from Secretary of State Marco Rubio or Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, both of whom rode with the press on Air Force One, the most secure aircraft in the world.

I wonder if the White House press corps will finally go a little harder on Trump now they know he was okay with... potentially letting them die. https://t.co/gmDCMrHa9h
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 12, 2026

They've already inspired several assassination attempts on Trump; this was just one more.

I wonder if you will ever speak about what was the real threat and what ideology they followed? And how much of that ideology aligns with your beliefs? pic.twitter.com/6zi0SMbl08
— Decipher MAGAzine (@DecipherClown) August 12, 2026

But wait until you hear the punchline…
Who would have killed them?
— WIS💓Act10 (@sebanzacty) August 12, 2026

Wouldn’t they go harder on IRAN for plotting to kill them?
— Freeze Friars (@FreezeFriars) August 12, 2026

It’s over 90% negative propaganda against Trump already. They don’t care about the truth and neither do you. Just your own personal grudge
— Watcher (@Watcher81263375) August 12, 2026

Oh please, they were never in any danger at all. The terrorist iranians don't want to kill the only people who kiss their asses in the press.
— Jerry (@mtjoymadman) August 12, 2026

"...a little harder on Trump..."

You mean the people who have published upwards of 90% negative stories on him for the last 10+ years? You want them to go HARDER on Trump?

Oh sorry, I forgot. Unless the press coverage is 100% negative you think they're in Trump's pocket. 🤡🤡
— Louise Hill (@Madeittoofar) August 12, 2026

The press don't have to ride on Air Force One if they don't feel safe. They'll keep doing it though. They'll keep doing it because they don't actually think they're in danger. This is political theater and particularly bad theater at that.
— Burt Macklin (@cminusastro) August 12, 2026

Yeah they have been way too easy on him. Give him the Biden treatment! That'll show em!
— Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (@BrianJRitchey) August 12, 2026

Cry harder, that’s the secret service’s job to protect him at all costs including risking their own lives why would they tell the traitors in the press that he has to be secured? It doesn’t make sense why we give one fuck about this. Don’t fly on Air Force one if they’re worried
— uncle sam i am (@unclesamiam26) August 12, 2026

Harder? You're funny.
— ACHarlan (@ACHarlan) August 12, 2026

Hi Mehdi. The press is a target everytime the fly with him. Hope this helps.
— Brent Mohrman (@Brent_Mohrman) August 12, 2026

More than 90 percent of the media's coverage of Trump is negative. We're not sure they're going to go any "harder."

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Mehdi Hasan Wonders If the Press Will Be Harder on Trump Now That He Was OK With Letting Them Die

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