Senator Tillis says Trump made a colossal mistake by endorsing Paxton over Cornyn in Texas Senate primary
Retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis said in a CNN interview that President Trump made a "colossal mistake" by endorsing Ken Paxton over Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Senate Republican primary. Tillis argued that Republicans who attack other Republicans for being insufficiently conservative are being destructive to the party. Both articles cover the same interview on CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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- CNNfirst
- The Hill+7.5 h
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The split, in one line
Both outlets report the same Tillis quotes with nearly identical framing; CNN leads with Tillis's broader critique of Republicans going after other Republicans, while The Hill focuses narrowly on the Paxton over Cornyn endorsement.
How each outlet covered it
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Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Tillis says Trump endorsing Paxton over Cornyn was 'colossal mistake'”
“Senator Tillis: President Trump 'made a colossal mistake' by not supporting Senator John Cornyn”
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Fact ledger
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Tillis said the GOP would not be spending tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas if Cornyn had won the primary
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