CNN anchor Dana Bash spoke to a network aviation expert on Tuesday, who explained that there was no “common thread” linking recent plane crashes despite the repeated attempts of Democrats and media to create one. Bash even repeated the statement aloud before pivoting to suggest that there was one.
Bash spoke with aviation correspondent Pete Muntean on “Inside Politics” just ahead of a panel discussion on the issue, and he confirmed reports that a landing gear malfunction was the likely cause of the most recent crash in Toronto.
Repeating Muntean’s statement that there was “no common thread” connecting the crashes, Bash then executed a 180-degree turn and added a “but …”
“I’m back here with our fantastic panel. Let’s broaden it out a little bit to talk about what is going on here in Washington. As he said, there’s no thread between all of those except the…
