It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s A Stealth Bomber Flyover

City Cast DC · Oct 13, 2026 · 26m

You’re not imagining it — there are a lot more flyovers in D.C. these days. President Trump is the biggest fan of them that the White House has ever had. And while your 8-year-old may be into it, many aren’t — including Mother Jones reporter Stephanie Mencimer. On today's pod, she digs into the data with us to calculate the true toll of all these flyovers.

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