Polish media on September 22 opened with discussions about Poland's global ambitions and President Duda's visit to the US. In the early morning, national security discussions shifted to whether NATO should shoot down Russian military aircraft, with several outlets reporting on a false priest incident during a mass attended by Nawrocki. By late morning, financial concerns about Poland's economy gained traction. In the early afternoon, several outlets reported on the surprising signal from the prosecutor's office regarding the Sławomir Nowak case. Concurrently, other headlines discussed the international recognition of Palestine as a state, and Putin's offer to Trump. Throughout the afternoon, tensions between Foreign Minister Sikorski and President Nawrocki regarding foreign policy and ambassadorial roles intensified.