Jack Smith spotted wearing 'No Kings' T-shirt at Maryland music festival
Former special counsel Jack Smith was photographed wearing a Bruce Springsteen 'No Kings' T-shirt at the 'Power to the People Fest' at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on October 4, 2026. The White House and President Trump criticized Smith in response. Smith had recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his investigations into Trump.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 25% of divergence this week. 6 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 6 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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Washington Times
Jack Smith spotted in 'No Kings' T-shirt at 'Power to the People' music festival
factual recount with Trump reaction · neutral
HuffPost
White House Responds To Jack Smith’s ‘No Kings’ T-Shirt At Concert
White House overreaction to fashion choice · negative
First to report
- Breitbartfirst
- Washington Times+1.2 h
- Daily Wire+20.0 h
- NY Post+22.9 h
- The Hill+26.0 h
- HuffPost+26.7 h
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Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
The Hill · 2026-10-05 18:41 UTC
Jack Smith seen sporting 'No Kings' t-shirt at Power to the People festival
The split, in one line
Right-leaning outlets frame Smith as a partisan attack rat whose concert shirt confirms bias, while others note Smith said he didn't publicize cases enough and stood by decisions regardless of party; HuffPost treats the White House response as performative outrage.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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“Disgraced Jack Smith Spotted At Left-Wing Festival Wearing A Very On-Brand Shirt”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
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“Jack Smith seen sporting 'No Kings' t-shirt at Power to the People festival” · The Hill
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HThe Hill Jack Smith seen sporting 'No Kings' t-shirt at Power to the People festival 4d ago RIGHT4
DWDaily Wire Disgraced Jack Smith Spotted At Left-Wing Festival Wearing A Very On-Brand Shirt 4d ago BBreitbart PHOTOS: Jack Smith Wears Springsteen-Inspired 'No Kings' Shirt at Left-Wing 'Power to the People' Festival, Dave Grohl Dedicates 'My Hero' to Former Special Counsel 5d ago WTWashington Times Jack Smith spotted in 'No Kings' T-shirt at 'Power to the People' music festival 5d ago NYPNY Post White House rips 'scumbag' ex-special counsel Jack Smith after he wears 'No Kings' shirt to Bruce Springsteen show 4d ago 6 tracked claims across 6 outlets
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Dave Grohl dedicated the Foo Fighters song 'My Hero' to Jack Smith at the festival
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