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Trump to give closing midterm election speech at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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President Donald Trump plans to deliver his closing speech of the midterm campaign on Monday, the day before Election Day, at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. Coverage from left, center and right outlets reports the plan. A White House official cited by Axios said the speech will highlight the accomplishments of the administration and congressional Republicans. The speech is also expected to tout beautification projects in the capital, including the pool’s renovation. Outlets describe that renovation as slow, expensive and beset by problems, and say it has been controversial since it began last summer.

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Key points

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

  1. Trump plans to deliver his closing midterm election speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, the day before Election Day.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent, CBS News
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Epoch Times

  2. The speech is set to highlight the accomplishments of Trump’s administration and congressional Republicans, according to a White House official cited by Axios.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. The event is part of Trump’s push to promote beautification projects in the capital, including the pool’s renovation.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News

  4. Outlets describe the pool renovation as slow, expensive and beset by problems, and say it has drawn controversy since last summer.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Just the News

  5. The pool was closed after the Independence Day celebrations for repairs.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that Trump plans to speak at the Reflecting Pool on Monday before Election Day. The main difference is emphasis: left headlines stress the troubled revamp and political risk, center headlines state the plan plainly, and right headlines frame it as a campaign finale.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines tie the pool event to the troubled revamp and treat it as a political risk for Republicans, with Raw Story framing it as threatening GOP hopes.

    Trump plans closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool after troubled revamp
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines state the plan plainly, naming the pool and the closing message, while NewsNation’s headline instead stresses a nationwide pitch without naming the location.

    Trump plans to deliver closing message at Reflecting Pool
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    4 outlets · 1 opinion

    Right headlines present the event as a final campaign message or grand finale, and Far Right outlets add celebratory language such as “historic stage” and “fitting location”, while The Washington Times stresses the revamp’s problems.

    Trump takes midterm campaign blitz to historic stage for grand finale before Election Day
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left1

    insults Democrats

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    leftist-media complexvilifymemorable moments

In the outlets’ own words

  • Partisan shorthand

    leftist-media complexMore neutral: the news media

    The label is a political name for the news media that presumes a shared bias and is not a neutral description of reporters.

    …things surrounding his administration: his efforts to improve our nation, the leftist-media complex’s knee-jerk reaction to vilify him for it, and his refusal to back down in the…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    vilifyMore neutral: criticize

    The word attributes a motive to critics rather than describing what their criticism was.

    …his efforts to improve our nation, the leftist-media complex’s knee-jerk reaction to vilify him for it, and his refusal to back down in the face of relentless criticism.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    memorable momentsMore neutral: events

    Promotional praise of the events that describes no specific fact.

    …a close in Washington, D.C., after weeks of rallies, celebrity appearances and memorable moments on the road.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    insults DemocratsMore neutral: criticizes Democrats

    Describes the remarks as insults, a judgement about tone that the article does not attribute to any speaker.

    renovations and insults Democrats

    Used byCBS News (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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • troubled pool revamp
  • political risk for Republicans
  • Trump’s rhetoric toward Democrats
See the 3 headlines from the leftHide the headlines

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the plan for a final pitch
  • the pool as a landmark
  • beautification projects
See the 2 headlines from the centerHide the headlines

From the right

4 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • accomplishments of the administration and Republicans
  • closing or final midterm message
  • the pool as a historic setting
See the 5 headlines from the rightHide the headlines

The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    53 min later

    Its first report, Nov 1, 4:59 PM EST

  • Center

    15 hr 43 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 7:49 AM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Nov 1, 4:06 PM EST

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. The Washington TimesRightNov 1, 4:06 PM EST
  2. The IndependentLeftNov 1, 4:59 PM EST
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 1, 8:13 PM EST
  4. Fox NewsFar RightNov 2, 6:25 AM EST
  5. CBS NewsLeftNov 2, 7:30 AM EST
  6. NewsNationCenterNov 2, 7:49 AM EST
  7. The HillCenterNov 2, 7:56 AM EST
  8. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 2, 9:50 AM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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