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Trump aides reportedly debate chief of staff Wiles’s future after midterm losses

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

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Daily Mail, Raw Story and The Daily Beast report that Republicans suffered heavy losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and that White House aides are debating whether chief of staff Susie Wiles should stay. Raw Story says Democrats swept both chambers of Congress. The Daily Mail, citing unnamed insiders, reports that President Donald Trump has already settled on someone to take the blame for the defeat. The Daily Beast reports that MAGA supporters are calling for Wiles to resign and that Trump says he is eager to make deals with Democrats. The coverage relies largely on anonymous sourcing.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Republicans lost ground in the midterm elections held on Tuesday.

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

  2. Democrats reportedly swept both chambers of Congress.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  3. Republicans reportedly lost races in Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

  4. Calls for chief of staff Susie Wiles to resign are growing, according to reports.

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

  5. According to insiders, President Trump has already decided who will take the blame for the midterm losses.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

  6. Trump says he is eager to make deals with Democrats so he does not have to veto everything.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

How each side tells it

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The coverage describes Republican midterm losses and anonymous accounts of White House infighting over chief of staff Susie Wiles. Left outlets frame it as staff panic and a looming purge, while the Daily Mail frames it as Trump choosing a scapegoat and a Cabinet power struggle.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines center on White House panic, blame and a coming purge, leaning on anonymous Daily Mail sourcing and making Susie Wiles’s ouster the focus.

    White House Staffers Play the Blame Game as Purge Begins
    The Daily BeastFar 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 Daily Mail headline presents the story as Trump’s purge starting, naming a scapegoat and a devious plot, with dramatic terms like civil war and squabble.

    Trump purge BEGINS: Insiders name scapegoat who the president has already decided will take blame for midterms... as Susie Wiles' Loaded modifier“devious plot”Calls the reported plan devious before any evidence of intent is given.More neutral: reported planDisagree with this highlight? that will ignite Sensational language“Cabinet civil war”Describes a internal dispute in dramatic terms the reporting does not establish.More neutral: Cabinet conflictDisagree with this highlight? leaks... and JD Vance sparks a West Wing squabble
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

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

  • Left6

    Ice MaidenMidterms HumiliationbloodbathPanic

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right3

    conceal his ragedevious plotCabinet civil war

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    Ice MaidenMore neutral: chief of staff Susie Wiles

    A nickname that casts Wiles as cold, a judgment the reporting does not support.

    Knives Out for Trump’s Ice Maiden After Midterms Humiliation

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Midterms HumiliationMore neutral: midterm losses

    Characterizes the election losses as humiliating, which is a judgment about the party.

    Knives Out for Trump’s Ice Maiden After Midterms Humiliation

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    bloodbathMore neutral: major staff departures

    Describes expected firings with a word for mass slaughter.

    President Donald Trump's aides are bracing for a bloodbath after Democrats swept both chambers of Congress on Tuesday, and many already have a…

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    PanicMore neutral: Concern

    Presents a strong emotional state for staff that the sourced report describes only secondhand.

    'He'll purge everyone': Panic said to be gripping Trump staff after midterm rout

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    fled the White HouseMore neutral: left the White House

    Suggests a hasty escape, while the reporting describes staff going to a bar.

    Donald Trump’s staff fled the White House on Tuesday night for a nearby bar to drown their sorrows and dole out blame for…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    midterm massacreMore neutral: midterm losses

    Dramatizes the election losses with a word for mass killing.

    …for a nearby bar to drown their sorrows and dole out blame for the Republicans’ midterm massacre.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    conceal his rageMore neutral: appeared at the cameras

    Asserts Trump’s private emotional state as fact without a cited source.

    Donald Trump managed to conceal his rage for the cameras.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    devious plotMore neutral: reported plan

    Calls the reported plan devious before any evidence of intent is given.

    as Susie Wiles' devious plot that will ignite Cabinet civil war leaks...

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Cabinet civil warMore neutral: Cabinet conflict

    Describes a internal dispute in dramatic terms the reporting does not establish.

    as Susie Wiles' devious plot that will ignite Cabinet civil war leaks...

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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Side by side

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • White House staff panic
  • blame for the midterm losses
  • calls for Susie Wiles to resign
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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

  • Trump’s reaction to the defeat
  • a scapegoat for the midterm losses
  • Wiles’s alleged plot
  • West Wing rivalry involving JD Vance
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  • Daily MailRight

    Trump purge BEGINS: Insiders name scapegoat who the president has already decided will take blame for midterms... as Susie Wiles' Loaded modifier“devious plot”Calls the reported plan devious before any evidence of intent is given.More neutral: reported planDisagree with this highlight? that will ignite Sensational language“Cabinet civil war”Describes a internal dispute in dramatic terms the reporting does not establish.More neutral: Cabinet conflictDisagree with this highlight? leaks... and JD Vance sparks a West Wing squabble

    Donald Trump managed to Loaded verb“conceal his rage”Asserts Trump’s private emotional state as fact without a cited source.More neutral: appeared at the camerasDisagree with this highlight? for the cameras. He was standing at the construction site of his new ballroom, taking questions with the air of a man discussing someone else's problem.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Nov 4, 1:46 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    19 hr 11 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 8:57 PM EST

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 4, 1:46 AM EST
  2. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 4, 7:00 AM EST
  3. Daily MailRightNov 4, 8:57 PM EST

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