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Trump attacks Abdul El-Sayed at rallies; Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers

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

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Straight Arrow News, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English and MS NOW report Donald Trump’s attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan before the midterm elections. The Guardian and Straight Arrow News say Trump called El-Sayed a “jihadist” at a rally in Iowa on Sunday. MS NOW reports that at a Friday rally in Florida, Trump said he hoped voters would send El-Sayed “back to where he came from.” The Guardian reports that Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed, endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, in a video posted to X after an event with Rogers. The race is described as neck-and-neck ahead of Tuesday’s vote, which will help decide control of the Senate.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Trump called Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist” at a rally in Iowa on Sunday.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Straight Arrow News

  2. Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in a video posted to X.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Straight Arrow News

  3. At a Friday rally in Florida, Trump said he hoped voters would send El-Sayed “back to where he came from.”

    One outletMS NOW· Far Left

  4. MS NOW reports that El-Sayed was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

    One outletMS NOW· Far Left

  5. The Michigan Senate race is described as neck-and-neck ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Trump attacked Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at recent rallies and that Haley Stevens endorsed his Republican rival. The left presents the remarks as racist and anti-Muslim, while the center reports them in neutral terms.

  • the left

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Left headlines center Trump’s remarks on El-Sayed’s Muslim faith and origin, calling them racist, anti-Muslim or Islamophobic; the far-left MS NOW quotes his “back to where he came from” line instead.

    Trump launches Loaded modifier“racist diatribe”The headline adds the outlet’s own judgement of the remarks, which the reporting describes without that label.More neutral: remarks aboutDisagree with this highlight? against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The one center headline reports Trump calling El-Sayed a ‘jihadist’ and praising Stevens’s endorsement, using plain wording and no evaluative terms.

    Trump calls El-Sayed ‘Hateful rhetoric“jihadist”Trump uses the word to label a Muslim candidate a terrorist because of his faith.Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.More neutral: [the candidate’s faith is named only where relevant]These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?,’ praises Stevens endorsement at Iowa rally
    Straight Arrow NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • 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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  • Left10

    brazenly racist termsracist diatribeIslamophobic rhetoricconspiracy theories

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    brazenly racist termsMore neutral: in remarks about his religion

    The phrase is the outlet’s own judgement of the remarks and adds emphasis beyond the quoted words.

    The president bashed El-Sayed, a practicing Muslim, in brazenly racist terms, saying that Congress would have to “get a special metal detector for Abdul”…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    racist diatribeMore neutral: remarks about

    The headline adds the outlet’s own judgement of the remarks, which the reporting describes without that label.

    Trump launches racist diatribe against Abdul El-Sayed at Iowa rally

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Islamophobic rhetoricMore neutral: remarks about Muslims

    The excerpt labels Trump’s remarks in the outlet’s own voice, which goes beyond describing what he said.

    United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on Islamophobic rhetoric and conspiracy theories about the Democratic Party at campaign events in Iowa…

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Delegitimizing label

    conspiracy theoriesMore neutral: describe the claim and the evidence against it

    Ends the discussion by labeling; state the claim.

    …States President Donald Trump has doubled down on Islamophobic rhetoric and conspiracy theories about the Democratic Party at campaign events in Iowa and Kansas, days before…

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    IslamophobiaMore neutral: anti-Muslim remarks

    The headline characterizes Trump’s rhetoric in the outlet’s own voice, which goes beyond the reported remarks.

    Trump leans into Islamophobia and conspiracy in last-ditch campaign rallies

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    racist tiradeMore neutral: remarks about El-Sayed’s Muslim faith

    Calls Trump’s remarks racist in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing what he said.

    …events, and her endorsement of Mike Rogers comes as the US president unleashed a racist tirade against El-Sayed in Iowa.

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    defectsMore neutral: endorses

    “Defects” implies betrayal of a party rather than a public endorsement of a rival candidate.

    Stevens defects to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers anti-Muslim tirade | First…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    anti-Muslim tiradeMore neutral: remarks about El-Sayed’s Muslim faith

    Characterizes Trump’s remarks as bigoted in the outlet’s own voice before the wording is set out.

    Stevens defects to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers anti-Muslim tirade | First Thing

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    twisted visionMore neutral: his view of who counts as an American

    Judges Trump’s views in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing them.

    The more the president talks like this about native-born citizens, the more his twisted vision of what it means to be an “American” comes into focus.

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    monthslong crusadeMore neutral: monthslong campaign against

    Frames Trump’s campaign against El-Sayed as a crusade in the outlet’s own voice.

    Donald Trump’s monthslong crusade against Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed has been ugly in indefensible…

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

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  • Hateful rhetoric

    Quoted

    jihadistMore neutral: [the candidate’s faith is named only where relevant]

    Trump uses the word to label a Muslim candidate a terrorist because of his faith.

    Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

    …event in Iowa Sunday, repeatedly referring to the Michigan progressive as a “jihadist”.

    Quoted byThe Guardian (Left)Straight Arrow News (Center)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Hateful rhetoric

    Quoted

    send him back to where he came fromMore neutral: vote against him

    Tells a native-born Michigan candidate to leave, treating him as a foreigner because of his origin or faith; the cited coverage notes he was born in Michigan.

    Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

    …said of El-Sayed, “I hope you’re going to vote against him and send him back to where he came from.

    Quoted byMS NOW (Far Left)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Hateful rhetoric

    Quoted

    back to where he came fromMore neutral: vote against him

    Tells a native-born Michigan candidate to leave, treating him as a foreigner because of his origin or faith; the cited coverage notes he was born in Michigan.

    Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

    Trump wants Michigan-born Abdul El-Sayed to go ‘back to where he came from’

    Quoted byMS NOW (Far Left)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Trump’s remarks on El-Sayed’s Islam
  • Stevens’s endorsement of Mike Rogers
  • charges of racism and Islamophobia
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  • The GuardianLeft

    Stevens Loaded verb“defects”“Defects” implies betrayal of a party rather than a public endorsement of a rival candidate.More neutral: endorsesDisagree with this highlight? to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers Loaded modifier“anti-Muslim tirade”Characterizes Trump’s remarks as bigoted in the outlet’s own voice before the wording is set out.More neutral: remarks about El-Sayed’s Muslim faithDisagree with this highlight? | First Thing

    Trump called Democratic candidate a ‘Hateful rhetoric“jihadist”Applies a terrorist label to a Muslim candidate because of his faith, which the cited coverage does not support.Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.More neutral: Democratic candidateThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’ as El-Sayed’s defeated primary opponent backs Republican Mike Rogers. Plus an Australian fish worth its weight in gold Good morning. …

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  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    Trump leans into Loaded modifier“Islamophobia”The headline characterizes Trump’s rhetoric in the outlet’s own voice, which goes beyond the reported remarks.More neutral: anti-Muslim remarksDisagree with this highlight? and conspiracy in last-ditch campaign rallies

    Trump attacks Muslim politicians Abdul El-Sayed and Ilhan Omar in his two last rallies on the campaign trail.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • MS NOWFar LeftOpinion

    Trump wants Michigan-born Abdul El-Sayed to go ‘Hateful rhetoric“back to where he came from”Tells a native-born Michigan candidate to leave, treating him as a foreigner because of his origin or faith; the cited coverage notes he was born in Michigan.Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.More neutral: vote against himThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’

    The more the president talks like this about native-born citizens, the more his Loaded modifier“twisted vision”Judges Trump’s views in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing them.More neutral: his view of who counts as an AmericanDisagree with this highlight? of what it means to be an “American” comes into focus.

    Read at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s “jihadist” remark
  • Trump’s praise for Stevens’s endorsement
  • campaign push in battleground states
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  • Straight Arrow NewsCenter

    Trump calls El-Sayed ‘Hateful rhetoric“jihadist”Trump uses the word to label a Muslim candidate a terrorist because of his faith.Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.More neutral: [the candidate’s faith is named only where relevant]These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?,’ praises Stevens endorsement at Iowa rally

    Trump was in Iowa and Kansas over the weekend, trying to boost Republicans in states he won comfortably in 2024 that are now battlegrounds.

    Read at Straight Arrow News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Guardian, Nov 1, 7:16 PM EST

  • Center

    11 hr 35 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 6:51 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

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  1. The GuardianLeftNov 1, 7:16 PM EST
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 1, 11:08 PM EST
  3. Straight Arrow NewsCenterNov 2, 6:51 AM EST

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