Steve Kerr expresses regret over calling Trump a 'buffoon' and his Hong Kong comments in New Yorker interview
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, in an interview with The New Yorker, said he regrets calling President Trump a 'buffoon' and gave a 'weak' answer regarding the NBA's China-Hong Kong controversy in 2019. Kerr said he should have criticized policy rather than using personal insults, and acknowledged he tried to 'walk the company line' on the Hong Kong issue. His future with the Warriors remains uncertain, and he has stated he has no intention of entering politics.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 8% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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NY Post
Breitbart
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Dismissive
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
NY Post
Warriors Steve Kerr regrets Trump 'buffoon' comment, reveals political ambitions
future-focused with political angle
Breitbart
Steve Kerr Regrets Calling President Donald Trump a 'Buffoon,' Concedes His Comments on Hong Kong Were 'Weak'
schadenfreude over liberal hypocrisy
First to report
- Breitbartfirst
- NY Post+42 min
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
Both outlets report the same facts, but Breitbart frames Kerr as a hypocritical 'woke' critic caught in contradiction, while the Post focuses on his political ambitions and future, treating the regret as one detail rather than the central story.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Warriors Steve Kerr regrets Trump 'buffoon' comment, reveals political ambitions”
“Steve Kerr Regrets Calling President Donald Trump a 'Buffoon,' Concedes His Comments on Hong Kong Were 'Weak'”
5 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Kerr acknowledged his Hong Kong comments were 'weak'
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