Trump drove to Oklahoma rally after Secret Service sought cancellation
President told detail to drive to Durant rally when weather grounded air travel, reports say.
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President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Durant, Oklahoma, on October 1, 2026, after severe weather forced him to make the trip from Texas by presidential motorcade instead of by air.
Photograph: The Gateway Pundit (embedded from source)
What this story says
- 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.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
61/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
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.
Disagreement on Secret Service claims
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.
What the coverage left out
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.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 2 Oct 2026, 14:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the centre coverage of this story. The centre-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Right
7 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on President Trump's insistence on attending the Oklahoma rally despite adverse weather conditions. The Gateway Pundit highlighted Trump's direct quote, "GET YOUR A*SES IN THE CAR!" and framed him as a leader who works harder than "radical leftists." Other right-rated outlets, including American Wire News, Bizpac Review, BT, WLTReport, and Next News Network, noted that Trump opted for a high-speed motorcade after weather grounded his plane and that the Secret Service said the vehicle could reach speeds of around 100 miles per hour.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump drove to Oklahoma rally after Secret Service sought cancellation?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 11% are rated centre, 78% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump drove to Oklahoma rally after Secret Service sought cancellation left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump drove to Oklahoma rally after Secret Service sought cancellation biased?
- Trump drove to Oklahoma rally after Secret Service sought cancellation is one event reported by 9 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 Trump drove to Oklahoma rally after Secret Service sought cancellation?
- 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 Trump drove to Oklahoma rally after Secret Service sought cancellation?
- 9 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 President Trump have to drive to the Oklahoma rally?
- Severe weather prevented President Trump's plane and helicopter from landing in Oklahoma, forcing him to travel by motorcade from Texas. His Secret Service detail had considered cancelling the rally due to the weather.
- What did President Trump say to his Secret Service about the drive?
- According to reports, President Trump told his Secret Service detail, "GET YOUR A*SES IN THE CAR!" when they suggested cancelling the rally. He also asked how fast their vehicle, 'The Beast,' could go.
- What was the purpose of the Oklahoma rally?
- The rally in Durant, Oklahoma, was held to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei and other GOP candidates. President Trump urged attendees to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
1Right
7- Rain or Shine: Trump Rushes to Oklahoma Rally by Highway After Severe Weather Grounds Him (opens The Western Journal in a new tab)
The Western Journal — is The Western Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘U-S-A!’ Crowd goes wild when President Trump invites two supporters on stage (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
Bizpac Review — is Bizpac Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 'U-S-A!' Crowd goes wild when President Trump invites two supporters on stage · American Wire News (opens American Wire News in a new tab)
American Wire News — is American Wire News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- HE’S UNSTOPPABLE! President Trump Reveals Unbelievable Moment He Told Secret Service “GET YOUR A*SES IN THE CAR” After They Wanted to Cancel Oklahoma Campaign Rally! * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
The Gateway Pundit — is The Gateway Pundit biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Bad Weather Created Problems for Trump: He Drove 158 Km/h to Get There (opens BT in a new tab)
- President Trump’s Motorcade Drove Over 100 MILES From Texas To Oklahoma After Severe Weather Prevented Plane Travel (opens WLTReport in a new tab)
- Weather Grounds Trump's Plane, President Drives to Oklahoma, Supporters Say (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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