The White House published photographs of President Donald Trump at a solemn military ceremony on 18 March 2026, despite the families of the six fallen airmen explicitly requesting no media coverage; the second time in a fortnight that images from a dignified transfer triggered a public outcry.
Fox News correspondent John Roberts reported live during America Reports that the families of the six airmen killed in the KC-135 crash had asked for the transfer to remain private. The White House, however, posted five photographs to its official X account and uploaded a further 12 images to its official Flickr page, none of which indicated that any family consent had been obtained.
