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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this FAA investigation was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points. All three headlines used the neutral, wire-style verb "investigating" or "investigates" and avoided ideological framing or charged commentary. The modest differences that do exist are purely descriptive rather than evaluative: CNN and the Washington Examiner anchored the story to the aircraft designation "Marine One," while the Daily Caller identified it as "the helicopter carrying Trump." CNN combined both approaches, referring to "Trump's Marine One helicopter." The Washington Examiner was the only outlet to use the phrase "safety violation," a slightly stronger characterization than the more generic "safety incident" found in the other two headlines. None of these variations reflect partisan framing; they represent ordinary editorial choices about reference and specificity rather than any meaningful ideological divergence.