'Not presidential': Andrews responds to Trump referring to her by anti-trans slur
Trump's endorsement and criticism prompted Andrews's response.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates https://www.wbtv.com, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
WBTV is an established local news outlet, though this page appears to reproduce reporting credited to WIS. The article identifies its author and includes direct quotes, but offers limited sourcing and context.
- Source type — Established local news publisher.
- Editorial standards — The outlet is a local newsroom, but the article provides little context beyond the campaign statements.
- Author attribution — A named author is listed in the article metadata.
- Transparency — The article body identifies WIS and carries a WIS copyright notice, indicating another outlet's work.
The report gives the candidates' campaign context and quotes Andrews directly, but summarizes Trump's post rather than quoting it and provides no response from Graham or additional independent context.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports both Trump's attack and Andrews's response, but gives Andrews's remarks in greater detail and includes no response from Graham or fuller account of Trump's post.
- Counterarguments presented — Andrews responds to the post, but there is no response from Graham or further explanation from Trump.
- Source diversity — The account relies mainly on the post and Andrews's statement and event remarks.
- Loaded language — The report characterizes Trump's language as derogatory and attributes the phrase “not presidential” to Andrews.
The article reports Trump's post and Andrews's response in straightforward language, without adopting either candidate's position as its own.
- Language tone — Mostly matter-of-fact, with the criticism and response attributed to the people involved.
- Source selection — The report includes Andrews's response and describes Trump's post, but does not quote Trump directly.
- Framing — The story is framed around Andrews's response to Trump's post.
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Donald Trump endorsed Darline Graham while criticizing Senate candidate Annie Andrews. Andrews responded at a campaign event, saying name-calling would not lower prices or get the job done.
The article reports that Trump endorsed Graham and criticized Andrews in a Truth Social post. Andrews responded in a statement and at a campaign event in Columbia, saying she was running to help patients and families and that lowering costs would require people to work together.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 17% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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22 OUTLETSOutlets agree President Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur in a social media post targeting South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews, and Andrews responded. Left-leaning outlets emphasize criticism from former Gov. David Beasley and portray Trump's post as a sign of political anxiety in a close race. Center outlets focus more on Andrews's response and campaign priorities, with some reports placing the episode alongside spending plans and Trump's planned visit for Darline Graham.
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