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Trump holds midterm rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, 20 days before elections

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President Donald Trump held a midterm rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, about three weeks before the Nov. 3 election. Associated Press reporting says the stop was part of a two-day Western campaign trip that also included a Republican-leaning House district in Montana. Speaking to supporters, Trump urged Arizona voters to back Republican candidates, including Andy Biggs for governor, according to the Epoch Times and Fox News. Fox News reports that he also criticized Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. The Epoch Times reports that Trump warned a Democratic win would bring a 1929-style depression and defended his record on the economy, crime and foreign policy. Early voting is underway in Arizona.

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Key points

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

  1. Trump held a midterm rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right2Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, CBS News
    Center
    PBS NewsHour
    Right
    The Washington Times, New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times, Fox News, One America News

  2. The Arizona rally was part of a two-day Western campaign trip that also included Montana.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Center
    PBS NewsHour

  3. The rally came 20 days before the midterm elections, with early voting underway.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  4. Trump urged Arizona voters to back Republican candidates, including Andy Biggs for governor, in the Nov. 3 election.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News, The Epoch Times

  5. Trump criticized Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs at the rally.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News, The Epoch Times

  6. Trump said a Democratic win would bring a 1929-style depression and defended his economic, crime and foreign policy record.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All sides report Trump's Oct. 14 rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, 20 days before the midterms. The left and center mainly present it as a stop on a Western swing that also reached Montana, while the right emphasizes Trump's attacks on Democrats and his economic record.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines frame the event as Trump's return to the campaign trail, stressing the midterm countdown and the Western swing to boost GOP candidates, with little on what he said.

    Trump rallying in Arizona with 20 days until midterms
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center's only supplied coverage is an Associated Press report written elsewhere, headlined by PBS NewsHour as a video of Trump speaking at rallies in Arizona and Montana.

    WATCH: Trump speaks at rallies in Arizona and Montana on 2nd day of Western campaigning
    PBS NewsHourCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    6 outlets

    Headlines present the rally as a campaign event and highlight Trump's own messages, with the Far Right outlets using stronger verbs such as torches and celebrates, while the Washington Times stays plainer.

    Trump Loaded verb“torches Democrats”“Torches” is a figurative attack verb that adds drama beyond a plain report of criticism.More neutral: criticizes DemocratsDisagree with this highlight? at Arizona rally, warns they will ‘destroy our country’ ahead of midterms
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center1

    showed off

  • Right5

    blastingblastedtorches Democratscelebrates

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    showed offMore neutral: showed

    The verb “showed off” adds a note of display and judgement that the neutral verb “showed” does not carry.

    (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off the new Air Force One and defended accepting the luxury jet from the Qatari royal…

    Used byPBS NewsHour (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    blastingMore neutral: criticizing

    “Blasting” adds heat to the description of criticism that could be stated plainly.

    Trump rallied for Andy Biggs in Bullhead City, blasting Dem Gov.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    blastedMore neutral: criticized

    “Blasted” adds heat to a description of criticism that could be stated plainly.

    …to Arizona voters Wednesday, declaring Democrats would "destroy our country" as he blasted their State of the Union conduct and urged supporters to turn the state red from top…

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    torches DemocratsMore neutral: criticizes Democrats

    “Torches” is a figurative attack verb that adds drama beyond a plain report of criticism.

    Trump torches Democrats at Arizona rally, warns they will ‘destroy our country’ ahead of midterms

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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  • Loaded verb

    celebratesMore neutral: highlights

    The verb presents the speech as a happy occasion, adding a positive judgement that the event itself does not establish.

    Trump celebrates tax relief, border security at Ariz.

    Used byOne America News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    dramatic entranceMore neutral: arrived

    The phrase adds drama to a routine arrival that the facts do not require.

    Trump made a dramatic entrance aboard a modified Air Force One jet, which banked sharply as he circled above…

    Used byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    destroy our countryMore neutral: would harm the country

    A sweeping prediction of catastrophic harm, stated as Trump’s words, without supporting evidence in the report.

    …a blunt warning to Arizona voters Wednesday, declaring Democrats would "destroy our country" as he blasted their State of the Union conduct and urged supporters to turn…

    Quoted byFox News (Far Right)

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

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    disasters and devastationMore neutral: criticized Democratic policies

    These are Trump's words describing the Democratic record, and the outlet quotes them without evaluating them.

    …state needs to stand up and declare that you are never going back to the disasters and devastation of Democrat rule,” Trump told a cheering audience in Bullhead City.

    Quoted byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

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

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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

Leads with

  • midterm countdown
  • Western swing for GOP candidates
  • Trump returning to campaign trail

Leaves out

  • Trump's criticism of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • CBS NewsLeft

    Trump rallying in Arizona with 20 days until midterms

    President Trump returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday, trying to sway Arizona voters with 20 days until the midterm elections. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.

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  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Trump campaigns in Arizona and Montana on 2nd day of Western swing to help boost GOP candidates

    President Donald Trump’s midterm roadshow to rally the GOP is stopping in swing-state Arizona and a Republican-leaning U.S. House district in Montana

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • rallies in Arizona and Montana
  • GOP campaign roadshow
  • video of the speech
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  • PBS NewsHourCenterAssociated Press report

    WATCH: Trump speaks at rallies in Arizona and Montana on 2nd day of Western campaigning

    President Donald Trump's midterm roadshow to rally the GOP is stopping Wednesday in swing-state Arizona and a Republican-leaning U.S. House district in Montana.

    Read at PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab)

From the right

6 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump's attacks on Democrats
  • economic record and border security
  • early voting and midterm stakes

Leaves out

  • the Montana stop of the Western swing

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    ABC News, Oct 14, 12:20 PM EDT

  • Center

    44 min later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 1:04 PM EDT

  • Right

    3 hr 57 min later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 4:17 PM EDT

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  1. ABC NewsLeftOct 14, 12:20 PM EDT
  2. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 14, 1:04 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 14, 4:17 PM EDT
  4. CBS NewsLeftOct 14, 5:34 PM EDT
  5. The Washington TimesRightOct 14, 5:48 PM EDT
  6. Fox NewsFar RightOct 14, 8:06 PM EDT
  7. One America NewsFar RightOct 14, 9:23 PM EDT
  8. New York PostRightOct 15, 1:42 AM EDT

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