Trump bashes Democrats on crime in campaigning for Michael Whatley in North Carolina
Cooper was the target of Trump’s attacks, while his campaign disputed them and he led Whatley in a poll cited by the article.
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TAP FOR WHYAt a North Carolina rally for Senate candidate Michael Whatley, President Donald Trump attacked Democrat Roy Cooper over crime, while Cooper’s campaign called the claims false. The race could affect control of the Senate, and a poll cited in the article showed Cooper leading.
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16 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Trump campaigned in North Carolina for Senate candidate Michael Whatley, criticizing Roy Cooper, and that Cooper’s campaign disputed the attacks. Center outlets place the rally and attacks within the broader Senate race, pairing them with Cooper’s response and, in some reports, polling or crime data. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s crime-focused case against Cooper and details about prisoners released under a settlement.
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