A Washington Post report detailed Secret Service precautions taken after an Iranian assassination threat surfaced following July's NATO summit, including a reported switch of presidential aircraft. MS NOW White House reporter Vaughn Hillyard used the story to accuse the Trump administration of a 'breach of trust' for not briefing the press off the record, citing a 2000 precedent when the Clinton White House quietly informed the press corps president about a decoy plane in Pakistan.
Hillyard then pivoted to Trump's physical health, arguing the same 'slow delay' pattern applies there, insisting the issue isn't about the press but 'the American public.' Host Katy Tur followed by suggesting the throughline is Trump's fear of 'looking weak.'
The segment came amid broader network coverage in which other hosts were reportedly enthusiastic about the assassination-threat story itself, a detail Hillyard's transparency complaint did not address.
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