Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One leak

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How did the left and right cover Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One…?

Of the 102 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 16% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 31% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 111. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 102 rated outlets on this story, 16% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 31% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One… biased?

Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One leak is one event reported by 111 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Pentagon revokes Frank Kendall’s security clearance over Air Force One…?

111 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why did the Pentagon revoke Frank Kendall’s security clearance?

The Pentagon revoked Frank Kendall’s access to classified information on 7 August 2026 after an unauthorised disclosure to a media outlet about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. The revocation bars Kendall from holding any sensitive position.

What is the Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet worth?

Qatar donated the jet to the Pentagon last year. The aircraft is valued at $400 million. The White House accepted the gift despite ethical, legal and national security concerns raised at the time.

How did the outlets differ in covering the revocation?

The left-rated report included Kendall’s earlier remarks about the jet needing modifications and the White House’s ethical concerns. The right-rated digests identified Kendall as the leaker and omitted the jet’s value. Centre-rated digests mostly repeated the Pentagon’s statement without additional context.

What did Frank Kendall say about the new jet’s safety?

Frank Kendall previously told CNN the Qatari-gifted jet would require three to four years of modifications to meet the safety standards of the older Boeing 747s used as Air Force One. Only the left-rated report included this detail.