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Protesters disrupt Trump campaign rally for Darline Graham in South Carolina
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Covered by 4 outlets. No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.
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Protesters disrupted President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night rally in South Carolina, and the Daily Mail, the New York Post, The Guardian and The New York Times all report clashes or interruptions. Outlets give different counts of protesters, from at least six in the Daily Mail to at least 12 in the New York Post, with The Guardian reporting at least nine. The Post and The Guardian report that a rally attendee struck a protester, and both say Trump praised the attendee. The Guardian and The New York Times say the rally was part of Trump’s effort to support Republican candidate Darline Graham.
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Protesters disrupted Donald Trump’s rally in South Carolina on Wednesday night.
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- Left
- The Guardian, The New York Times
- Right
- Daily Mail, New York Post
The rally was part of Trump’s effort to support Republican Darline Graham.
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- The Guardian, The New York Times
Reported counts of protesters range from at least six to at least 12, depending on the outlet.
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- The Guardian
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- Daily Mail, New York Post
At least one protester was reportedly punched by a rally attendee, and the New York Post reports two were assaulted on camera.
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- The Guardian
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- New York Post
Trump publicly praised the rally attendee who struck a protester.
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- The Guardian
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- New York Post
What is contested
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The number of protesters who interrupted the rally.
The Daily Mail reports at least six, The Guardian reports at least nine, and the New York Post reports at least 12.
How each side tells it
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All four outlets report protesters disrupted Trump’s South Carolina rally and that supporters reacted, with the count of hecklers ranging from six to 12. The left headlines centre clashes and Trump’s praise of an attendee, while the right headlines emphasise chaos and supporters whacking hecklers.
the left
2 outlets
Left headlines centre Trump’s reaction and the clashes, with the Guardian quoting his praise of an attendee and The New York Times framing the event as clashes darkening a campaign rally.
‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester
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the right
2 outlets
Right headlines stress chaos and supporters striking hecklers, with the New York Post calling it a ‘royal rumble’ and saying hecklers were ‘whacked’ by MAGA supporters; the Daily Mail says protesters posed as fans.
Trump South Carolina rally turns into royal rumble with hecklers getting ‘Euphemism“whacked”The word softens an assault that the article describes elsewhere as a man being struck on camera.More neutral: assaultedThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’ by MAGA supporters
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Chaos eruptsposing as MAGA fansoutraged rally-goersscrawny male protester
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Chaos eruptsMore neutral: Protesters disrupt Trump rally in South Carolina
The headline dramatizes a rally interruption that the description reports as at least six protesters disrupting the opening minutes.
Chaos erupts at Trump's South Carolina rally as protesters posing as MAGA fans try to derail…
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posing as MAGA fansMore neutral: protesters who opposed Trump
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Chaos erupts at Trump's South Carolina rally as protesters posing as MAGA fans try to derail event before loyalists step in to the delight of president
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outraged rally-goersMore neutral: rally-goers
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…interrupted by at least 12 hecklers — two of whom were assaulted on-camera by outraged rally-goers Wednesday night in South Carolina, with the commander in chief praising an…
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scrawny male protesterMore neutral: male protester
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You are!” Trump said from the stage at Clemson University after a scrawny male protester was taken away by sheriff’s deputies.
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QuotedwhackedMore neutral: assaulted
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Trump South Carolina rally turns into royal rumble with hecklers getting ‘whacked’ by MAGA supporters
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- Trump’s praise of the attendee
- clashes at the campaign rally
- Darline Graham campaign
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Clashes Darken Rally in South Carolina as Trump Seeks to Boost Darline Graham
Mr. Trump is barnstorming across conservative America this week to shore up support for Republican candidates in unexpectedly competitive races.
- The GuardianLeft
‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester
President was reportedly heckled at least nine times during campaign event for Darline Graham Multiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally at South Carolina’s Clemson University on Wednesday, including one who was apparently punched by a rally attender – to the US …
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- supporters hitting hecklers
- protesters posing as MAGA fans
- Trump’s delight at the scene
Leaves out
- Darline Graham’s candidacy as the reason for the rally
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- New York PostRight
Trump South Carolina rally turns into royal rumble with hecklers getting ‘Euphemism“whacked”The word softens an assault that the article describes elsewhere as a man being struck on camera.More neutral: assaultedThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’ by MAGA supporters
President Trump was interrupted by at least 12 hecklers — two of whom were assaulted on-camera by Loaded modifier“outraged rally-goers”The description attributes anger to the attackers without support from the supplied text.More neutral: rally-goersDisagree with this highlight? Wednesday night in South Carolina, with the commander in chief praising an older supporter for beating a protester near the stage.
- Daily MailRight
Sensational language“Chaos erupts”The headline dramatizes a rally interruption that the description reports as at least six protesters disrupting the opening minutes.More neutral: Protesters disrupt Trump rally in South CarolinaDisagree with this highlight? at Trump's South Carolina rally as protesters Delegitimizing label“posing as MAGA fans”The headline asserts the protesters were pretending to be supporters, a claim the supplied text does not support.More neutral: protesters who opposed TrumpDisagree with this highlight? try to derail event before loyalists step in to the delight of president
President Donald Trump's Wednesday night rally in South Carolina was interrupted by at least six protesters in the opening 20 minutes.
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1 hr 44 min later
Its first report, Oct 21, 9:23 PM EDT
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First to report
Daily Mail, Oct 21, 7:38 PM EDT
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- Daily MailRightOct 21, 7:38 PM EDT
- New York PostRightOct 21, 8:59 PM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 21, 9:23 PM EDT
- The New York TimesLeftOct 21, 10:07 PM EDT
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