Washington denied these allegations, and the U.S. media uniformly took the side of their government; even publications which had until then provided relatively balanced coverage of Guatemala, such as The Christian Science Monitor, suggested that Árbenz had succumbed to communist propaganda.
Washington menyangkal tuduhan-tuduhan tersebut, dan media AS berpihak kepada pemerintah mereka; bahkan publikasi-publikasi yang sampai saat itu menyediakan sorotan yang relatif berimbang terhadap Guatemala, seperti The Christian Science Monitor, menyatakan bahwa Árbenz telah tunduk kepada propaganda komunis.