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President Donald Trump spoke at the White House ballroom construction site on Wednesday, the day after midterm elections in which Republicans suffered heavy losses, according to the New York Post, the Daily Mail and Newsweek. Raw Story and The New Republic report that Democrats will take control of both chambers of Congress in January. Trump said the ballroom would be “the best anywhere in the world” and that it was free of charge. He dismissed concern about Democratic impeachment efforts, saying “Not even a little bit.” The New York Post reports he also touted a planned helipad. Raw Story reports he walked away from reporters without answering further questions.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Trump spoke about the White House ballroom on Wednesday, the day after the midterm elections.

    Reported byFar Left2Center1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story, The New Republic
    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  2. Republicans suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections.

    Reported byFar Left2Center1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story, The New Republic
    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  3. Democrats will take control of both chambers of Congress in January.

    Reported byFar Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story, The New Republic
    Center
    Newsweek

  4. Trump said the ballroom was free of charge and would be the best anywhere in the world.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

  5. Trump said he was not concerned about Democrats trying to impeach him again.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  6. Trump talked about a planned helipad at the White House.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Trump spoke about the White House ballroom the day after midterm elections that went badly for Republicans. Left headlines call it bragging or wandering, right headlines call it a distraction from the defeat, and the center headline calls it hype.

  • the left

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Left headlines cast Trump as bragging or wandering off, foregrounding his mood and demeanour and tying the ballroom talk to the midterm defeat.

    Loaded modifier“Downbeat”Describes Trump’s mood as a fact in the headline without any source for it.More neutral: TrumpDisagree with this highlight? Trump Loaded verb“wanders away”Suggests aimless drifting, while the article reports that Trump walked away from questions.More neutral: leavesDisagree with this highlight? from reporters during ballroom construction site interview
    Raw StoryFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline frames the event as Trump hyping the ballroom after a Republican midterm wipeout, placing the project and the election loss side by side.

    Donald Trump Loaded verb“Hypes”The verb implies exaggerated promotion, a judgement the article does not state.More neutral: discussesDisagree with this highlight? White House Ballroom After GOP Midterm Wipeout
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right headlines portray Trump as cheering himself up or ignoring the midterm rout by touting the ballroom and helipad, with the Daily Mail calling it a horror show of vanity projects.

    Trump Loaded verb“cheers himself up”The phrase attributes a motive and mood to Trump that the reporting does not establish.More neutral: discussesDisagree with this highlight? after midterm wipeout by touting White House ballroom, helipad
    New York PostRightAll 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.

  • Left7

    derangeddisastrousderanged ramblingsBrags

  • Center1

    Hypes

  • Right6

    devastatingcheers himself upblisteringignores

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    devastatingMore neutral: election loss

    The adjective adds dramatic emphasis beyond the reported election loss.

    …turning to renovation projects to lift his spirits after Republicans suffered a devastating election blowout fewer than 24 hours earlier.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    cheers himself upMore neutral: discusses

    The phrase attributes a motive and mood to Trump that the reporting does not establish.

    Trump cheers himself up after midterm wipeout by touting White House ballroom, helipad

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    HypesMore neutral: discusses

    The verb implies exaggerated promotion, a judgement the article does not state.

    Donald Trump Hypes White House Ballroom After GOP Midterm Wipeout

    Used byNewsweek (Center)

  • Sensational language

    blisteringMore neutral: difficult

    The adjective adds dramatic emphasis beyond the reported election losses.

    …Trump emerged from the White House private residence for the first time after a blistering Election Night for Republicans.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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  • Loaded verb

    ignoresMore neutral: does not address

    The verb judges Trump’s focus rather than describing what he talked about.

    Trump ignores midterms horror show in first public appearance focused on his White House vanity…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horror showMore neutral: midterm results

    The phrase adds dramatic judgement to the midterm results without describing them.

    Trump ignores midterms horror show in first public appearance focused on his White House vanity projects

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    vanity projectsMore neutral: construction projects

    The label pre-judges the construction projects as self-serving rather than describing them.

    …midterms horror show in first public appearance focused on his White House vanity projects

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    derangedMore neutral: (omit) and quote the statement

    Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.

    …defeat was about the White House ballroom, as he offered the American people deranged ramblings about the only thing he actually seems to care about.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    disastrousMore neutral: heavy

    A judgement about the election result that the excerpt does not source.

    President Trump’s first public speech after a disastrous, resounding midterm election defeat was about the White House ballroom, as he…

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    deranged ramblingsMore neutral: remarks

    Labels the president’s remarks as mentally unsound, a judgement rather than a description of what he said.

    …defeat was about the White House ballroom, as he offered the American people deranged ramblings about the only thing he actually seems to care about.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    BragsMore neutral: says

    Presents the president’s remarks as boasting, which is a judgement about his motive.

    Trump Brags About Ballroom in First Speech Since GOP Election Wreckage

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    WreckageMore neutral: losses

    Dramatizes the election result with a word that implies destruction beyond the reported losses.

    Trump Brags About Ballroom in First Speech Since GOP Election Wreckage

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    DownbeatMore neutral: Trump

    Describes Trump’s mood as a fact in the headline without any source for it.

    Downbeat Trump wanders away from reporters during ballroom construction site interview

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    wanders awayMore neutral: leaves

    Suggests aimless drifting, while the article reports that Trump walked away from questions.

    Downbeat Trump wanders away from reporters during ballroom construction site interview

    Used byRaw Story (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 · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Trump’s mood and demeanour
  • ballroom as a personal project
  • the Republican midterm defeat
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump promoting the ballroom
  • Republican midterm losses
  • Democrats seizing Congress
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  • NewsweekCenter

    Donald Trump Loaded verb“Hypes”The verb implies exaggerated promotion, a judgement the article does not state.More neutral: discussesDisagree with this highlight? White House Ballroom After GOP Midterm Wipeout

    Trump turned his attention to his White House ballroom after Democrats seized control of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

    Read at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the midterm defeat
  • ballroom and helipad plans
  • voter calls for congressional checks
See the 2 headlines from the rightHide the headlines
  • Daily MailRight

    Trump Loaded verb“ignores”The verb judges Trump’s focus rather than describing what he talked about.More neutral: does not addressDisagree with this highlight? midterms Sensational language“horror show”The phrase adds dramatic judgement to the midterm results without describing them.More neutral: midterm resultsDisagree with this highlight? in first public appearance focused on his White House Loaded modifier“vanity projects”The label pre-judges the construction projects as self-serving rather than describing them.More neutral: construction projectsDisagree with this highlight?

    President Donald Trump emerged from the White House private residence for the first time after a Sensational language“blistering”The adjective adds dramatic emphasis beyond the reported election losses.More neutral: difficultDisagree with this highlight? Election Night for Republicans.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Trump Loaded verb“cheers himself up”The phrase attributes a motive and mood to Trump that the reporting does not establish.More neutral: discussesDisagree with this highlight? after midterm wipeout by touting White House ballroom, helipad

    Following a Republican midterm loss, President Trump touted White House renovation plans as 71% of voters called on Congress to check him.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    33 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 1:36 PM EST

  • Center

    0 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 1:03 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 4, 1:03 PM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 4, 1:03 PM EST
  2. NewsweekCenterNov 4, 1:03 PM EST
  3. Daily MailRightNov 4, 1:08 PM EST
  4. NBC NewsLeftNov 4, 1:36 PM EST
  5. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 4, 2:01 PM EST

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