Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social calling Democratic South Carolina Senate nominee Annie Andrews "Annie 'Trannie' Andrews" while endorsing Republican Sen. Darline Graham Nordone. The post attacked Andrews over transgender policy positions, though Andrews has stated she opposes gender-identity surgeries for minors. The Cook Political Report recently shifted the race from solidly Republican to likely Republican.
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Divergence score
6 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 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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Washington Examiner
CNN
The Hill
NY Post
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CBS News
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Examiner
Trump mocks Darline Graham Nordone's Senate rival as Annie 'Trannie' Andrews
Trump mocking rival over policy · neutral
CNN
Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate nominee
slur as sign of Trump anxiety over race · negative
First to report
- CNNfirst
- The Hill+7.6 h
- Washington Examiner+8.2 h
- NBC News+9.7 h
- NY Post+19.4 h
- CBS News+27.2 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage now splits three ways: The Examiner frames the slur as mocking policy, while CNN/Hill treat it as anti-transgender weaponization, and CBS focuses on campaign spending and party concern in a solid red state.
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.
THE LEFT
“Trump uses anti-trans slur against Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina”NBC NBC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“Trump attacks Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews with anti-trans slur”NYP NY Post RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Trump hurls anti-trans slurs at Graham's opponent as South Carolina race tightens” · The Hill
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 6 outlets put it
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NBCNBC News Trump uses anti-trans slur against Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina 3d ago CBSCBS News GOP Super PAC pours $5 million into South Carolina Senate race, sources say 2d ago 8 tracked claims across 6 outlets
Fact ledger
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Trump endorsed Graham Nordone for a full six-year term less than a week after Lindsey Graham's death
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