Talk about misleading! Check out this headline on Reuters:

[Wonder Why]

Biden plots trip to Angola as promise of Africa trip lingers

merriam-webster describes plot (not the land) as

a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end : intrigue

It should have been PLANS, not PLOTS. Trump is the one who does the plotting.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. Plot also means to mark a route on a map

[Wonder Why]

3. I don't ever remember a presidential trip being "plotted" in lieu of "planned"

[k55f5r]

5. my immediate thought also.

Pilots plot courses, Joe wears aviators, therefore Joe plots courses.

[stopdiggin]

6. you're correct of course. (there's some chance

that this was not the egregious slur it's being made out for)

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. But that implies a course that is not immediately obvious

"Biden plots way past Congressional shutdown" would seem a good use of the verb - there are decisions to be made, after thought. It's not like the President is going to have to think about how to make this trip - if he says he wants it to happen, then someone works out the schedule.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Yea but, plot makes it sound spyish? Like he is up to no good?? Words have power.

[AllaN01Bear]

4. nogoodnick