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He directed them to drive him to the event.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T12:45:55.146Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-02T12:06:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:45:21.179Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":45,"hype":61,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to Trump, but no independent outlets corroborated the reporting.","critic":"The reporting is clear and holds together, but lacks quotes from anyone affected or responsible.","hype":"The headline promises more than the body delivers, with loaded adjectives and sensationalism."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#SecretService","#OklahomaRally","#CampaignTrail","#WeatherDelays"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Secret Service","Oklahoma","Texas","Durant","Mike Mazzei"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["President Trump told his Secret Service detail to drive him to an Oklahoma campaign rally, directing them to \"GET YOUR A*SES IN THE CAR\" when they suggested cancelling the event due to weather.","The Secret Service detail had proposed cancelling the rally in Durant, Oklahoma, because severe storms prevented air travel.","Trump was travelling from Texas to Oklahoma for the rally, which supported Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei.","The Secret Service stated their vehicle, known as \"The Beast,\" could travel at speeds approaching 100 miles per hour."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Trump instructed his Secret Service detail to drive him to a campaign rally in Oklahoma after they suggested cancelling the event due to severe weather. The detail stated their vehicle, \"The Beast,\" could travel at speeds close to 100 miles per hour. Trump was travelling from Texas to the rally in Durant, Oklahoma, which was held to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Secret Service claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Gateway Pundit reported that President Trump told his Secret Service detail to \"GET YOUR A*SES IN THE CAR!\" after they suggested cancelling the Oklahoma rally. This outlet also stated the Secret Service said they could drive \"close to a hundred miles an hour\" in \"The Beast.\" BT, another outlet, quoted the same phrase about the vehicle's speed and Trump's instruction to get in the car."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports below mention the specific distance Trump's motorcade travelled from Texas to Oklahoma, nor do they detail the duration of the drive or the specific concerns the Secret Service had about the weather beyond its impact on air travel."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Western Journal","url":"https://westernjournal.com/rain-shine-trump-rushes-oklahoma-rally-highway-severe-weather-grounds","headline":"Rain or Shine: Trump Rushes to Oklahoma Rally by Highway After Severe Weather Grounds Him","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T12:08:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"American Wire News","url":"https://americanwirenews.com/u-s-a-crowd-goes-wild-when-president-trump-invites-two-supporters-on-stage","headline":"'U-S-A!' 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