Introduction
“Donald Trump sent his own plane to transport 200 stranded marines” is a header that misled the reader. Trump sent his plane to transport 200 stranded marines in this newspaper. This headline misleads the reader because it speaks about him as an individual rather than the government. From CBS News: The trip happened after Hurricane Florence knocked out power and communications in the US Virgin Islands. And that is not all; the president also donated $50,000 to help.
Discussion
There are several ways in which the header “Donald Trump sent his own plane to transport 200 stranded marines” can be misleading. The headline misleads readers by implying that President Trump sent a jet to evacuate Marines from a remote island in the Caribbean, where there has been no hurricane, storm, or disaster. It is also a misleading headline because it implies that Donald Trump did an extraordinary action by doing something no one else could do. In addition, the header misleads and makes readers think that the ‘priceless gift’ that the president gave those 200 marines is a big deal and was a political first. In reality, it is not true that no one else could have done what he did. Trump could have called up another non-military aircraft, such as an ambulance or police car, but there were military jets available that could have been used for Air Force One if needed.
Conclusion
However, it was a good thing: calling up military jets was faster than waiting for an air ambulance helicopter to arrive. This would have taken much longer because they were prepositioned further away from Washington than Marine One, which was already on location.