🗞️ Story file #668
Trump holds midterm rally in Florida with Byron Donalds
Oct 19, 6 PM ET to Oct 24, 4 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean
- 31outlets carried it
- 🫏12 · 7 · 11🐘left · center · right
- 4.9 dayson the front pages
- 19front pages at once, at its peak
- 153 minof TV captions
- 66radio newscasts
- 16people retold it online
- 3 of 3parts of a saga
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- Oct 19, 6 PM ETfirst on a front page: Scripps News
- Oct 19, 6 PM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
- Oct 19, 10 PM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
- Oct 20, 3 PM ETpeak: on 19 front pages
- Oct 26, 8 AM ETretold online by 16 people
📰 Spread
the front pages that ran it, hour by hour
📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Political Wire
💬 quoted: “horrible little” “quiet” “Horrible Little Reporter” 2 “Sexual Abuse Allegations” “Train Wreck” “working like a dog” “America First” “I F*cking Hate You!” 2
🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 ashley hinson
✏️ 18 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- AP (2 wordings): “Ashley Hinson shows Republicans' midterm balancing act as Trump heads to Iowa to boost turnout” → “Ashley Hinson shows Republicans' midterm balancing act as Trump comes to boost Iowa turnout”
- Bloomberg (2 wordings): “Trump Stumps for Darline Graham in Reliably Red South Carolina” → “Trump Seeks to Boost Republicans in Razor-Thin Iowa Senate Race”
- CBS News (3 wordings): “Trump to rally with Iowa rep. as she pledges to push back on White House” → “Trump focuses on farmers in Iowa visit, as GOP struggles on fertile ground”
- Just the News (4 wordings): “Watch Live: President Trump holds rally in Kansas as state gears up for midterms” → “Watch Live: President Trump holds rally in Sioux City, Iowa”
- NBC News (13 wordings): “Live updates: Trump heads to Kansas, Vance rallies in North Carolina” → “Live updates: Trump set to rally for Byron Donalds in Florida, DOJ sues over Alaska Senate race”
- New York Times (2 wordings): “Clashes Darken Rally in South Carolina as Trump Seeks to Boost Darline Graham” → “Trump Goes to Iowa, Hoping to Stop Farmers From Voting Blue”
- Newsmax (8 wordings): “Trump Heads to South Carolina to Boost Graham” → “In Iowa, Trump Urges Republicans to Vote”
- Newsweek (2 wordings): “Trump Rallies in North Carolina as Tillis Warns of GOP ‘Train Wreck’” → “Donald Trump Iowa Rally Tests Ashley Hinson’s Distancing Strategy”
- One America News Network (2 wordings): “S.C.: Trump delivers rally speech at Clemson University’s T. Ed Garrison Arena, aiming to secure victory for Darline Graham” → “Iowa: Trump headlines campaign rally at Sioux Gateway Airport, energizing GOP voter turnout ahead of midterms”
- PBS NewsHour (5 wordings): “WATCH LIVE: Trump heads to rally in Kansas as Republican voters' frustrations deepen” → “WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies in Iowa with GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson”
- Reuters (4 wordings): “Trump, in North Carolina, says Republicans will defy midterm odds” → “Trump heads to Iowa as Republicans fight for seats in longtime stronghold”
- Scripps News (2 wordings): “Midterm Elections As a costly harvest season raises farm concerns, Trump heads to Kansas AP via Scripps News Group” → “Midterm Elections Trump campaigns in North Carolina, boosting GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley AP via Scripps News Group”
- Tampa Bay Times (2 wordings): “At Fort Myers rally, Trump’s Florida faithful stand united • News comment” → “At Fort Myers rally, Trump’s Florida faithful stand united”
- The Epoch Times (15 wordings): “Trump Departs White House for Campaign Event in Kansas” → “Trump Participates in Midterm Rally in Fort Myers, Florida”
- The Gateway Pundit (5 wordings): “WATCH LIVE: President Trump Delivers Remarks in Wichita, Kansas – 7 PM ET” → “WATCH LIVE: President Trump Holds Campaign Rally for Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody in Fort Myers, Florda”
- The Guardian (4 wordings): “Trump to head to Kansas to show support for embattled Marshall” → “Trump tells Iowa rally crowd he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running widely criticized campaign ad”
- The Hill (8 wordings): “Watch live: Trump heads to Kansas as GOP fights to hold Senate” → “Live updates: Trump stumps in Florida, boosting Donalds and criticizing Omar”
- Washington Examiner (10 wordings): “WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies for Roger Marshall in Kansas” → “Trump holds midterm rally in Florida with Byron Donalds”
Every outlet's first headline (31), left to right by AllSides rating
HuffPost
Trump Promised To Visit Battleground Districts But Finds Himself In South Carolina Instead Oct 21, 9 PM ET
Raw Story
Trump repeatedly interrupted by protesters amid election screed in Kansas Oct 20, 12 AM ET
The Guardian
Trump to head to Kansas to show support for embattled Marshall Oct 19, 6 AM ET
ABC News
Trump attacks Democratic challenger Hamilton at Kansas rally as Senate race tightens Oct 20, 3 PM ET
AP
Ashley Hinson shows Republicans' midterm balancing act as Trump heads to Iowa to boost turnout Oct 22, 4 AM ET
CBS News
Trump to rally with Iowa rep. as she pledges to push back on White House Oct 22, 7 AM ET
Mediaite
Trump Rages at ‘Horrible Little Reporter’ Trying to Explain ‘Sexual Abuse Allegations’ in Ohio Ad Controversy Oct 23, 1 PM ET
NBC News
Live updates: Trump heads to Kansas, Vance rallies in North Carolina Oct 19, 5 PM ET
New York Times
Clashes Darken Rally in South Carolina as Trump Seeks to Boost Darline Graham Oct 22, 10 AM ET
PBS NewsHour
WATCH LIVE: Trump heads to rally in Kansas as Republican voters' frustrations deepen Oct 19, 12 PM ET
USA Today
Trump rallies Iowa voters before midterms Oct 22, 9 PM ET
Yahoo News
The GOP counts on farmers' votes. As a costly harvest season raises concerns, Trump speaks in Kansas Oct 19, 9 PM ET
Bloomberg
Trump Stumps for Darline Graham in Reliably Red South Carolina Oct 21, 10 PM ET
News Nation
Trump takes midterm blitz to South Carolina to boost Sen. Graham Oct 21, 12 PM ET
Newsweek
Trump Rallies in North Carolina as Tillis Warns of GOP ‘Train Wreck’ Oct 20, 11 PM ET
Reuters
Trump, in North Carolina, says Republicans will defy midterm odds Oct 21, 1 AM ET
Scripps News
Midterm Elections As a costly harvest season raises farm concerns, Trump heads to Kansas AP via Scripps News Group Oct 19, 6 PM ET
Tampa Bay Times
At Fort Myers rally, Trump’s Florida faithful stand united • News comment Oct 23, 11 PM ET
The Hill
Watch live: Trump heads to Kansas as GOP fights to hold Senate Oct 19, 6 PM ET
Just the News
Watch Live: President Trump holds rally in Kansas as state gears up for midterms Oct 19, 8 PM ET
The Epoch Times
Trump Departs White House for Campaign Event in Kansas Oct 19, 4 PM ET
Washington Examiner
WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies for Roger Marshall in Kansas Oct 19, 7 PM ET
Breitbart
Trump to Tout 'America First' Immigration Victories in North Carolina Oct 20, 2 PM ET
IJR
Trump stumps for Marshall in Kansas as farmers face rising costs Oct 20, 6 AM ET
New York Post
Trump speaks for nearly 2 hours at North Carolina midterm rally — says he’s ‘working like a dog’ to get Republicans elected Oct 21, 1 AM ET
Newsmax
Trump Heads to South Carolina to Boost Graham Oct 21, 1 PM ET
OAN
S.C.: Trump delivers rally speech at Clemson University’s T. Ed Garrison Arena, aiming to secure victory for Darline Graham Oct 21, 10 PM ET
The Daily Signal
Why Trump Went to South Carolina Oct 22, 12 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit
WATCH LIVE: President Trump Delivers Remarks in Wichita, Kansas – 7 PM ET Oct 19, 8 PM ET
Townhall
The Kansas Senate Race Is Tight – So Trump Is Diving Right In Cameron Arcand Oct 19, 4 PM ET
The Washington Sun
Trump Props Up Graham in Last-Minute Push in South Carolina Senate Race Oct 21, 10 PM ET
📡 Broadcast
TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
📺 On TV
- TRUMP TAKES CAMPAIGN BLITZ TO NC WITH TWO WEEKS TO MIDTERMS CNN, 12 min
- TRUMP RALLIES NC GOP VOTERS IN CRITICAL SENATE RACE CNN, 11 min
- TRUMP IN KANSAS TO DEFEND SENATE SEAT, ADMITS "IT SHOULDN'T BE" CLOSE CNN, 10 min
- TRUMP RALLIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AS GOP PULLS AD MONEY CNN, 7 min
- TRUMP TRIES TO BOOST KANSAS SENATOR WHILE INSISTING "POLLS ARE FAKE" CNN, 6 min
- TONIGHT: TRUMP RALLIES FOR GRAHAM IN TIGHT SENATE RACE CNN, 6 min
- TRUMP CAMPAIGNS IN NC, WHERE GOP CANDIDATE TRAILING IN POLLS CNN, 5 min
- PRESIDENT TRUMP STUMPS IN FLORIDA AHEAD OF MIDTERMS CNN, 5 min
📻 On the radio
- NPR News Now, Oct 24, 12:09 PM ET: the lead
- ABC News Update, Oct 24, 11:32 AM ET: story 3 of 5
- ABC News Update, Oct 24, 10:32 AM ET: story 2 of 6
- ABC News Update, Oct 23, 1:06 PM ET: story 2 of 7
- ABC News Update, Oct 23, 9:32 AM ET: the lead
- NPR News Now, Oct 23, 9:09 AM ET: story 2 of 6
- NPR News Now, Oct 23, 8:09 AM ET: story 4 of 7
- ABC News Update, Oct 23, 8:05 AM ET: story 5 of 10
- NPR News Now, Oct 23, 7:10 AM ET: story 2 of 8
- NPR News Now, Oct 23, 6:10 AM ET: the lead
- NPR News Now, Oct 23, 2:09 AM ET: story 2 of 7
- NPR News Now, Oct 23, 12:10 AM ET: story 2 of 7
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“Donald Trump is bisexual and his recent unfiltered comments about men's bodies are a symptom of his dementia.”
🧶 Retold online
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