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NBC Reporter Invokes Trump, Musk During Coverage Of Most Recent Plane Crash, But It Happened In Canada
NBC News senior correspondent Tom Costello invoked the names of President Donald Trump and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk into coverage of a Delta Air Lines plane crash that happened in…
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About Tom Costello
Thomas Eugene Costello is an American journalist and Senior Correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C. His reports appear across NBC News platforms, including online, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, and CNBC. His portfolio of coverage includes aviation and transportation, NASA, consumer and regulatory issues, business, and economics. He also serves as a substitute anchor on NBC News Now, the network's streaming platform.
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- September 12, 1963