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Biden says Trump’s East Wing demolition and ballroom project are disturbing

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Former President Joe Biden said in an interview with People magazine that Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing and his ballroom project are disturbing. Biden, 83, was asked about the changes during the interview, which came ahead of his memoir, “Promise Me, America.” He said Trump’s judgment in tearing down the East Wing and other projects amounted to monuments to himself. The Daily Beast reports the ballroom costs $600 million.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Biden said in an interview with People magazine that Trump’s demolition of the East Wing and his ballroom project are disturbing.

    Reported byFar Left2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost, The Daily Beast
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. Biden said Trump’s judgment in tearing down the East Wing and other projects amounts to monuments to himself.

    One outletHuffPost· Far Left

  3. The ballroom is reported to cost $600 million.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

  4. The remarks came in an interview ahead of Biden’s memoir, “Promise Me, America.”

    One outletHuffPost· Far Left

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Biden called Trump’s East Wing demolition and ballroom project disturbing in a People interview. Left headlines lead with Biden’s attacks and use words like “Trashes,” while the right headline reports the remark with less characterization.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines present Biden’s remarks as a verdict or attack, using “Reveals” and “Trashes” to frame his criticism as exposing or attacking Trump.

    Joe Biden Loaded verb“Reveals”The verb implies that Biden disclosed a hidden motive, which the interview itself does not establish.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? What’s So ‘Disturbing’ About Donald Trump’s White House Makeover
    HuffPostFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The right-side headline reports Biden calling the renovations disturbing in neutral terms, quoting his word and adding no characterization; it is the only right-side outlet in this sample.

    Biden calls Trump's White House renovations 'disturbing'
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left5

    ripped intovanity projectsobsession with buildingTrashes

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    ripped intoMore neutral: criticized

    The phrase adds force beyond the content of the criticism, which the outlet describes in its own voice.

    Joe Biden has ripped into Donald Trump’s vanity projects as “beneath the country,” offering his take on the…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    vanity projectsMore neutral: East Wing and ballroom projects

    The label judges Trump’s projects as self-serving before the reasons for them are established.

    Joe Biden has ripped into Donald Trump’s vanity projects as “beneath the country,” offering his take on the current president’s obsession…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    obsession with buildingMore neutral: interest in building projects

    Describing the president’s interest in building as an obsession attributes a motive to him in the outlet’s own voice.

    …as “beneath the country,” offering his take on the current president’s obsession with building.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    TrashesMore neutral: criticizes

    The verb presents Biden’s criticism as a harsh personal attack rather than a stated view.

    Biden Trashes Trump Over ‘Disturbing’ Changes to the White House

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    RevealsMore neutral: says

    The verb implies that Biden disclosed a hidden motive, which the interview itself does not establish.

    Joe Biden Reveals What’s So ‘Disturbing’ About Donald Trump’s White House Makeover

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Biden’s criticism of Trump
  • the East Wing demolition and ballroom
  • Trump’s vanity and building projects
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  • HuffPostFar Left

    Joe Biden Loaded verb“Reveals”The verb implies that Biden disclosed a hidden motive, which the interview itself does not establish.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? What’s So ‘Disturbing’ About Donald Trump’s White House Makeover

    The former president suggested there’s a revealing motivation behind Donald Trump’s controversial renovations.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Biden Loaded verb“Trashes”The verb presents Biden’s criticism as a harsh personal attack rather than a stated view.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? Trump Over ‘Disturbing’ Changes to the White House

    Joe Biden has Loaded verb“ripped into”The phrase adds force beyond the content of the criticism, which the outlet describes in its own voice.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? Donald Trump’s Loaded modifier“vanity projects”The label judges Trump’s projects as self-serving before the reasons for them are established.More neutral: East Wing and ballroom projectsDisagree with this highlight? as “beneath the country,” offering his take on the current president’s Loaded modifier“obsession with building”Describing the president’s interest in building as an obsession attributes a motive to him in the outlet’s own voice.More neutral: interest in building projectsDisagree with this highlight?. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Biden’s criticism of the renovations
  • Trump’s time in the White House
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Nov 11, 11:57 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    3 hr 16 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 3:13 PM EST

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 11, 11:57 AM EST
  2. The Washington TimesRightNov 11, 3:13 PM EST
  3. HuffPostFar LeftNov 12, 3:37 AM EST

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