Trump criticizes LeBron James over national anthem behavior

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Trump criticizes LeBron James over national anthem behavior

Oct 22, 3 PM ET to Oct 25, 2 PM ET

25outlets carried it
🫏9 · 5 · 11🐘left · center · right
3 dayson the front pages
24front pages at once, at its peak
7 minof TV captions
1radio newscast
22people retold it online

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

Oct 22, 3 PM ETfirst on a front page: USA Today
Oct 23, 8 AM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
Oct 23, 8 AM ETretold online by 22 people
Oct 23, 8 PM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
Oct 23, 10 PM ETpeak: on 24 front pages

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 22, 3 PM to Oct 25, 2 PM ET (peak 24), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📡 wire copy: 1 outlet ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word (NBC News)

📌 linked by aggregators: Political Wire

💬 quoted: “Total Disgrace” 2 “American Warriors and Heroes” “What the Hell is That?” “Slow news day” “TOTAL DISGRACE” 6 “disrespected” “total disgrace” 6 “disgrace” 7

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 national anthem

✏️ 11 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

BBC (3 wordings): “Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US anthem, demands apology” → “Trump says NBA star LeBron James 'disrespected' US anthem”
Breitbart (2 wordings): “Trump Calls for LeBron James to Apologize for His Behavior During National Anthem: ‘Total Disgrace’” → “LeBron James Fires Back at Trump Over Anthem Criticism”
Fox News (2 wordings): “Enes Freedom calls LeBron James 'dictator of the NBA' after national anthem antics” → “Enes Kanter Freedom unloads on LeBron James and the NBA following WNBA confrontation”
Mediaite (2 wordings): “Trump Shreds ‘TOTAL DISGRACE’ LeBron James for Practicing Golf Swing During National Anthem: ‘He’s No Good!’” → “LeBron James Responds to Trump Calling Him Out Over National Anthem Antics”
New York Post (3 wordings): “Trump calls for LeBron James to apologize for his national anthem antics” → “LeBron James fires back at Trump over condemnation of anthem antics”
Raw Story (2 wordings): “Trump takes shot at NBA legend in furious new attack: 'A total disgrace'” → “LeBron James breaks silence on Trump's 'total disgrace' attack with a new cutting jab”
Red State (4 wordings): “LeBron Stokes Outrage With Disgraceful Action He Takes During National Anthem” → “Donald Trump Trump-LeBron Feud Heats Up After Latest Anthem Diss — 'A TOTAL DISGRACE' Bob Hoge”
Reuters (2 wordings): “Trump says LeBron James disrespected US during national anthem” → “Trump says LeBron James showed disrespect during US national anthem”
The Independent (2 wordings): “LeBron James claps back at Trump’s national anthem comments” → “LeBron James claps back at Trump’s national anthem comments with zinger”
The Western Journal (2 wordings): “LeBron James Brushes Off Trump Criticizing His Disrespectful National Anthem Antics” → “Trump Demands 'Total Disgrace' LeBron James Apologize to 'American Warriors and Heroes' After Anthem Incident”
USA Today (2 wordings): “Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US during national anthem” → “LeBron responds to Trump's criticism: 'Slow news day'”

Every outlet's first headline (25), left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost ‘TOTAL DISGRACE’: Trump Demands LeBron James Apologize For National Anthem Warmup Oct 22, 6 PM ET
Raw Story Trump takes shot at NBA legend in furious new attack: 'A total disgrace' Oct 22, 1 PM ET
The Daily Beast Trump Calls LeBron James a ‘Total Disgrace’ After Anthem Controversy Oct 22, 5 PM ET
ABC News Trump slams LeBron James over apparent national anthem stretches Oct 23, 12 AM ET
AP Trump blasts 76ers star LeBron James as 'disgrace' for not standing still during national anthem Oct 22, 7 PM ET
Mediaite Trump Shreds ‘TOTAL DISGRACE’ LeBron James for Practicing Golf Swing During National Anthem: ‘He’s No Good!’ Oct 22, 2 PM ET
NBC News Trump blasts LeBron James as ‘disgrace’ for not standing still during national anthem Oct 23, 5 AM ET
The Independent LeBron James claps back at Trump’s national anthem comments Oct 23, 1 PM ET
USA Today Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US during national anthem Oct 22, 3 PM ET
BBC Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US anthem, demands apology Oct 22, 3 PM ET
Newsweek Trump Takes On Basketball as He Calls for WNBA Boycott, Slams LeBron James Oct 23, 4 AM ET
Reuters Trump says LeBron James disrespected US during national anthem Oct 22, 3 PM ET
Scripps News Sports Trump demands apology from LeBron James over national anthem warmup AP via Scripps News Group Oct 23, 10 AM ET
The Hill Trump criticizes LeBron James as ‘disgrace’ over national anthem Oct 22, 6 PM ET
Just the News Trump blasts Lebron James over conduct during national anthem Oct 22, 2 PM ET
The Epoch Times Enes Kanter Freedom Refuses to Sit in Luxury Suite of State Farm Arena and Leaves WNBA Finals Oct 23, 7 AM ET
Breitbart Trump Calls for LeBron James to Apologize for His Behavior During National Anthem: ‘Total Disgrace’ Oct 23, 2 AM ET
Fox News Enes Freedom calls LeBron James 'dictator of the NBA' after national anthem antics Oct 23, 8 AM ET
IJR Trump criticizes LeBron James over anthem Oct 22, 4 PM ET
New York Post Trump calls for LeBron James to apologize for his national anthem antics Oct 22, 4 PM ET
Newsmax Trump: Don't Watch WNBA If Players Won't Stand for Anthem Oct 23, 10 PM ET
Red State LeBron Stokes Outrage With Disgraceful Action He Takes During National Anthem Oct 22, 10 AM ET
The Gateway Pundit VIDEO: Trump Credits Caitlin Clark for WNBA Ratings, Calls for National Boycott of WNBA for Walking off Court During National Anthem – “What the Hell is That?” Oct 23, 11 AM ET
The Post Millennial President Trump BLASTS LeBron James for disrespecting American national anthem Oct 23, 10 AM ET
The Western Journal LeBron James Brushes Off Trump Criticizing His Disrespectful National Anthem Antics Oct 23, 1 PM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

Fox News7 min

ATHLETES SPARK OUTRAGE WITH ANTHEM HYPOCRISY Fox News, 4 min
LEBRON TEES UP DURING THE ANTHEM Fox News, 79 s
TRUMP DOES LEBRON'S ANTHEM GOLF SWING Fox News, 26 s
WHICH SENATOR HATES LIFTING WEIGHTS? Fox News, 12 s
LEBRON: MUST BE A SLOW NEWS DAY Fox News, 12 s
TRUMP CRITICIZES LEBRON DURING THE ANTHEM Fox News, 8 s

📻 On the radio

ABC News Update, Oct 23, 8:05 AM ET: story 8 of 10

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

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🧩 How it's being told

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🧩 Taking a knee 🐘 2 right shows 🧶 online
“Donald Trump criticized LeBron James for his behavior during the national anthem.” and 1 more
🧩 Defiling the sacred 🐘 2 right shows
“LeBron James disrespects the country by practicing a golf swing during the national anthem.”

🧶 Retold online

Donald Trump criticized LeBron James for his behavior during the national anthem. Oct 23: told by 22 people

On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.

🗣️ names in it: Donald Trump LeBron James NBA

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