Trump motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip
Stormy weather forced a ground journey, with a press van hitting high speeds to keep pace.
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Trump motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip
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What this story says
- Donald Trump's motorcade traveled by road from Texas to Oklahoma because of stormy weather that grounded his aircraft.
- A press van accompanying the motorcade reportedly reached 98 mph while attempting to maintain pace.
- Donald Trump stated that his vehicle, "The Beast," was traveling "faster than it has ever gone before."
- No injuries were reported during the high-speed journey.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
41/100
6 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 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.
Donald Trump's motorcade traveled by road between Denton, Texas, and Oklahoma on 29 July 2026, after stormy weather prevented him from flying. A press van in the convoy reportedly reached 98 mph while trying to keep pace with the presidential limousine. Trump stated that his vehicle, referred to as "The Beast," was going "faster than it has ever gone before." The journey was approximately 80 miles long. No injuries were reported during the high-speed trip.
Disagreement on speed
Reports differ on the exact speed reached by the press van. TrendingPolitics and News Addicts state the press van hit 98 mph. The Horn News reports the presidential motorcade hit 100 mph. Breitbart and WTVC state the motorcade neared 100 mph. KTSM reports the motorcade neared 100 mph.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention the specific distance of the motorcade journey, which was approximately 80 miles. The centre-rated report does not include Donald Trump's direct quote about "The Beast" traveling faster than ever before or his instruction to aides to get in the car.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 2 Oct 2026, 22:15, 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
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report led on Donald Trump's motorcade traveling at high speed from Texas to Oklahoma due to stormy weather. It noted that the motorcade neared 100 mph and that air travel was ruled out.
Right
5 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on the speed of the motorcade and the press van during the journey between Texas and Oklahoma. TrendingPolitics quoted Donald Trump saying "The Beast" was going "faster than it has ever gone before" and that he told aides to "Get your asses in that car. We’re going to Oklahoma." This report also included details about Trump's campaign appearances in Texas and his endorsements of Republican candidates. Other right-rated reports highlighted the speed of the press van or the motorcade, noting it reached speeds of 98 mph or nearly 100 mph due to weather grounding Trump's aircraft.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 83% 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 motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 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 motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip biased?
- Trump motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip is one event reported by 6 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 motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip?
- 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 motorcade reached 98 mph during Texas to Oklahoma trip?
- 6 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 Donald Trump travel by motorcade?
- Stormy weather prevented Donald Trump from flying between Texas and Oklahoma. This led to his motorcade traveling by road to reach his scheduled event in Oklahoma after an appearance in Denton, Texas.
- How fast did the press van go?
- A press van accompanying Donald Trump's motorcade reportedly reached 98 mph while trying to keep pace. Some reports indicate the motorcade itself neared 100 mph during the journey.
- Were there any injuries during the high-speed trip?
- No injuries were reported during the high-speed motorcade journey between Texas and Oklahoma. The trip occurred due to inclement weather grounding Trump's aircraft.
Read it at the source
6 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
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
5- Trump Takes Motorcade to Campaign Event After Weather Prevents Flight (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Trump's motorcade hit nearly 100 mph going to Oklahoma after storm prevented flight (opens WTVC in a new tab)
- Press Vehicle Hits 98 MPH While Pursuing Trump’s Motorcade (opens News Addicts in a new tab)
News Addicts — is News Addicts biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Press Van Reaches 98 MPH Chasing Trump In 'The Beast' (opens TrendingPolitics in a new tab)
TrendingPolitics — is TrendingPolitics biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Donald Trump’s presidential motorcade hits 100 mph – The Horn News (opens thehornnews.com in a new tab)
thehornnews.com — is thehornnews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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