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Some Trump White House aides weigh leaving after midterm election losses

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The New Republic, Raw Story and The Daily Beast report, citing current and former White House officials who spoke to MS NOW, that some aides are looking for ways out after the midterm elections on Tuesday. One former official told MS NOW that staff are making calls to “jump ship,” and others are being advised to seek legal counsel as a precaution. A White House official called the results “the worst-case scenario.” Some Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, described the outcome as an “extinction-level” event. Democrats won Senate races in Texas, South Carolina and Kansas, according to the reports, and The Daily Beast says they also won control of the House and Senate. The officials describe the mood inside the White House as gloomy, with staff expecting infighting.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Democrats won Senate races in Texas, South Carolina and Kansas in the Tuesday midterm elections.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  2. Democrats won control of the House and Senate, according to the reporting.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

  3. Former White House officials told MS NOW that some staff are making calls to leave the administration.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, Raw Story, The Daily Beast

  4. A former official told MS NOW that some staff are being advised to seek legal counsel as a precaution.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  5. A White House official told MS NOW that the election results were the worst-case scenario.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, Raw Story
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  1. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and some other Republicans described the results as an extinction-level event.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, Raw Story

  2. Current and former officials say Trump has blamed bad candidates for the losses, while his attention was on construction projects.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report, citing MS NOW, that Republicans lost the midterm elections and that some White House aides are considering leaving. The side's coverage stresses gloom, chaos and infighting, and its headlines use stronger words such as bloodbath and catastrophe.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Headlines stress aides fleeing and White House chaos after a midterm rout, using words such as bloodbath, hell, catastrophe and chaos, and all three report the same sourced account.

    Leak Reveals Sensational language“Secret White House Chaos”Chaos and secret are dramatic framing that the reporting does not establish.More neutral: Internal White House MoodDisagree with this highlight? After Trump’s Sensational language“Catastrophe”Catastrophe is an emotive term for the election results.More neutral: Election LossesDisagree with this highlight?
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

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  • the right

    No coverage yet

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

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  • Left9

    devastating electoral wipeoutblue tsunamiSecret White House ChaosCatastrophe

  • Center

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  • Right

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    devastating electoral wipeoutMore neutral: electoral losses

    Devastating and wipeout are emotive terms for the election result.

    …to MS NOW the dire mood inside the White House after the GOP suffered a devastating electoral wipeout on Tuesday, as Democrats rode a blue tsunami to win control of the House…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    blue tsunamiMore neutral: strong Democratic results

    Tsunami is a dramatic metaphor for the Democratic results.

    …the GOP suffered a devastating electoral wipeout on Tuesday, as Democrats rode a blue tsunami to win control of the House and Senate.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Secret White House ChaosMore neutral: Internal White House Mood

    Chaos and secret are dramatic framing that the reporting does not establish.

    Leak Reveals Secret White House Chaos After Trump’s Catastrophe

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    CatastropheMore neutral: Election Losses

    Catastrophe is an emotive term for the election results.

    Leak Reveals Secret White House Chaos After Trump’s Catastrophe

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    midterm drubbingMore neutral: midterm losses

    Drubbing is an emotive term for the election result.

    President Donald Trump’s White House is sinking into gloom after Republicans’ midterm drubbing, as aides look toward the exits and consider lawyering up.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    new 'hell'More neutral: faces internal turmoil

    The scare-quoted word dramatizes the White House mood beyond what the reporting describes.

    Gloomy Trump White House faces new 'hell' as aides scramble to 'jump ship'

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    scrambleMore neutral: consider leaving

    Scramble implies panic and disorder, which the reporting does not establish.

    Gloomy Trump White House faces new 'hell' as aides scramble to 'jump ship'

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    midterm bustMore neutral: midterm losses

    Bust is a loaded term for the election outcome that adds judgement to the result.

    Donald Trump’s midterm bust has even his White House aides eyeing the exit.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Election BloodbathMore neutral: Election Losses

    Bloodbath is a dramatic, emotive word that goes beyond describing election losses.

    More Trump Aides Eye the Exits After Election Bloodbath

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • aides considering leaving the White House
  • gloom, chaos and infighting inside the administration
  • Trump’s focus on construction projects
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  • The New RepublicFar Left

    More Trump Aides Eye the Exits After Sensational language“Election Bloodbath”Bloodbath is a dramatic, emotive word that goes beyond describing election losses.More neutral: Election LossesDisagree with this highlight?

    Donald Trump’s Sensational language“midterm bust”Bust is a loaded term for the election outcome that adds judgement to the result.More neutral: midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight? has even his White House aides eyeing the exit. “There is no holding back on the desire to leave now,” one former White House official told MS NOW Friday. “Some are making calls to try and jump ship. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Gloomy Trump White House faces Sensational language“new 'hell'”The scare-quoted word dramatizes the White House mood beyond what the reporting describes.More neutral: faces internal turmoilDisagree with this highlight? as aides Loaded verb“scramble”Scramble implies panic and disorder, which the reporting does not establish.More neutral: consider leavingDisagree with this highlight? to 'jump ship'

    President Donald Trump’s White House is sinking into gloom after Republicans’ Sensational language“midterm drubbing”Drubbing is an emotive term for the election result.More neutral: midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight?, as aides look toward the exits and consider lawyering up. “There is no holding back on the desire to leave now,” one former White House official told MS NOW . …

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

    Leak Reveals Sensational language“Secret White House Chaos”Chaos and secret are dramatic framing that the reporting does not establish.More neutral: Internal White House MoodDisagree with this highlight? After Trump’s Sensational language“Catastrophe”Catastrophe is an emotive term for the election results.More neutral: Election LossesDisagree with this highlight?

    White House staff are dreading the next two years of Donald Trump’s presidency after the disastrous midterm results and are already considering jumping ship. …

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

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Nov 6, 7:04 AM EST

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  • Right

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 6, 7:04 AM EST
  2. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 6, 7:15 AM EST
  3. The New RepublicFar LeftNov 6, 11:16 AM EST

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