DV,

Why would the Fox reporter lie about this? Its not like Rupert Murdoch and Obama are buddies. He also seems to have provided a lot of very credible detail which Andrea Mitchell did not.

The only thing unprecedented about the trip is that Obama is on it.

Also, Obama has no motive for barring the Press from the trip. He gets to pick and choose the press traveling with him in Europe. If could take press to the war zones there is only an upside for him to take them.

I am beginning to find reason to doubt your judgement on what is credible.

BTW,

There are another couple of problems with Andrea Mitchell's reporting. She tends to under analyze and over dramatize.