🗞️ Story file #1771
Trump directs Vance to focus on domestic issues instead of Iran negotiations
Nov 12, 10 AM ET to Nov 12, 6 PM ET
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- 58 sof TV captions
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- 29 of 30parts of a saga
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- Nov 12, 9 AM ETfirst on front pages: Axios, Bloomberg and NBC News
- Nov 12, 3 PM ETfirst on TV: BBC News
- Nov 12, 4 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
- Nov 12, 6 PM ETpeak: on 38 front pages at once
📰 Spread
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📡 Wire copy
1 outlet ran the Reuters headline nearly word for word
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💬 Quoted
- “Massive Corruption and Crime”8
- “we don't need a deal with Iran”6
- “complete and total attention”2
- “Corruption”7
- “Total Attention”1
- “We've got their Strait”1
- “CORRUPTION”3
phrases its headlines put in quotation marks; the bar is how many outlets did
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aggregators linking to it from their front page (they don't count as outlets covering it)
✏️ 6 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- Bloomberg (4 wordings): “Trump Says No Need for Iran Deal, Vance Should Focus on US” → “Oil Rises After Trump Declares US Doesn’t Need a Deal With Iran”
- CNBC (3 wordings): “Oil prices mixed after Trump says no Iran deal needed: 'We've got their Strait'” → “Trump says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’”
- New York Post (2 wordings): “Trump orders Vance to focus on blue state ‘corruption and crime,’ says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’” → “Trump said he told Vance to focus his “complete and total attention” on benefit fraud in Democrat-run cities and states rather than international diplomacy, adding that the US does not need to complete a deal with Iran at this time.”
- Reuters (3 wordings): “Trump says Vance should focus on domestic corruption, 'we don't need a deal with Iran'” → “Trump says US does not need Iran deal, directs Vance to focus on domestic corruption - Reuters”
- The Washington Post (2 wordings): “Trump says no deal needed with Iran, closes down Vance negotiations” → “Trump says no deal needed with Iran, closes down Vance negotiations - The Washington Post”
- Yahoo News (2 wordings): “President Trump sidelines Vance from Iran talks and says U.S. no longer needs a deal” → “Trump says US does not "need" Iran deal, directs Vance to focus on domestic corruption”
📰 Every outlet's headline 38left to right by AllSides rating
The Guardian🕒 Nov 12, 3 PM ET
Trump says no deal needed on Iran war and orders Vance to focus on domestic issues
Axios🕒 Nov 12, 9 AM ET
Trump orders Vance to focus on "corruption" in Democrat-run areas, not Iran
CBS News🕒 Nov 12, 10 AM ET
Trump says "we don't need a deal with Iran"
CNBC🕒 Nov 12, 10 AM ET
Oil prices mixed after Trump says no Iran deal needed: 'We've got their Strait'
CNN🕒 Nov 12, 4 PM ET
Trump tells Vance to turn his focus away from Iran: ‘We don’t need a deal’
Los Angeles Times🕒 Nov 12, 5 PM ET
Trump pulls Vance from Iran talks, saying ‘we don’t need a deal’
Mediaite🕒 Nov 12, 10 AM ET
Trump Orders Vance to Drop Iran Negotiations to Probe Blue State ‘CORRUPTION’
Military.com🕒 Nov 12, 4 PM ET
Trump Bluntly Tells JD Vance to Shift Focus From Iran to Targeting ‘Corruption and Crime’ at Home
NBC News🕒 Nov 12, 9 AM ET
Trump says U.S. doesn't need a deal with Iran
New York Times🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Trump Says He’s Pulling Vance Off Iran Talks to Focus on Fraud Campaign
Semafor🕒 Nov 12, 6 PM ET
Trump says US doesn't need Iran deal- Star Tribune🕒 Nov 12, 1 PM ET Trump says he’s pulling Vance off Iran talks to focus on fraud campaign
The Independent🕒 Nov 12, 2 PM ET
Trump orders Vance to drop his work on Iran deal and focus only on finding corruption
The Washington Post🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Trump says no deal needed with Iran, closes down Vance negotiations
USA Today🕒 Nov 12, 6 PM ET
Trump says deal with Iran not needed, pulls Vance off negotiations
Yahoo News🕒 Nov 12, 10 AM ET
President Trump sidelines Vance from Iran talks and says U.S. no longer needs a deal
Bloomberg🕒 Nov 12, 9 AM ET
Trump Says No Need for Iran Deal, Vance Should Focus on US
Chicago Tribune🕒 Nov 12, 3 PM ET
Donald Trump bluntly tells JD Vance to shift focus from Iran to targeting ‘corruption and crime’ at home
Newsweek🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Trump Rejects Iran Deal, Targets Blue States Over ‘Corruption’
Reuters🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Trump says Vance should focus on domestic corruption, 'we don't need a deal with Iran'
The Hill🕒 Nov 12, 1 PM ET
Trump: Vance to focus solely on ‘Massive Corruption and Crime’ in Democrat-led cities, states
Just the News🕒 Nov 12, 5 PM ET
Trump claims US does not need Iran deal, tells Vance to focus on alleged corruption
The American Conservative🕒 Nov 12, 12 PM ET
Iran War Day 258: Trump Says No Deal Necessary With Iran
The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 12, 1 PM ET
Trump Asks Vance to Focus on Corruption, Says US Doesn’t ‘Need a Deal With Iran’
The Washington Times🕒 Nov 12, 12 PM ET
Trump pulling J.D. Vance off Iran talks
Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 12, 10 AM ET
Trump tells Vance to forget Iran deal and focus on Democratic corruption
Fox News🕒 Nov 12, 2 PM ET
Trump claims billions stolen monthly, deploys Vance to go after alleged blue state fraud
New York Post🕒 Nov 12, 10 AM ET
Trump orders Vance to focus on blue state ‘corruption and crime,’ says ‘we don’t need a deal with Iran’
Newsmax🕒 Nov 12, 4 PM ET
Trump Taps Vance to Target Blue State Corruption
OAN🕒 Nov 12, 6 PM ET
Trump calls on Vance to focus on 'Massive Corruption and Crime' in Democrat-run cities and states
PJ Media🕒 Nov 12, 12 PM ET
Trump: No Iran Deal, Vance Off Foreign Policy to Focus on Domestic Corruption
Red State🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Blue-State Fraud Could Balance the Federal Budget? Trump Makes Stunning Claim, Orders Swift Action
The Daily Caller🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Trump Pulls Vance From Iran Negotiations, Orders Him To Focus On Blue State Corruption
The Daily Signal🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Trump Directs Vance to Settle Issue Other Than Iran War
The Daily Wire🕒 Nov 12, 10 AM ET
Trump Pulls Vance From Iran Talks
The National Desk🕒 Nov 12, 1 PM ET
Trump says he has directed Vance to mainly focus on corruption in Democrat-run cities
The Post Millennial🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
BREAKING: Trump tasks Vance with fixing ‘massive corruption and crime’ in Democrat-led cities, states
Townhall🕒 Nov 12, 11 AM ET
Trump Declares Iran Deal Isn't Needed – Here's Where He Wants Vance's 'Total Attention' Now
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🧵 Persistence
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