Trump hurls anti-trans slur at cisgender Democratic Senate nominee three times - PinkNews
Trump used an anti-trans slur in a post attacking Andrews and urging voters to support Graham.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYPinkNews is an established specialist outlet covering LGBTQ+ news, and this article has a named author and reports direct statements. Its niche focus and the limited range of sources keep its institutional credibility below that of major general-news organizations.
- Source type — Specialist international news outlet with a clear LGBTQ+ news focus.
- Transparency — The article identifies its subject and attributes quoted statements to their speakers.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
- Editorial standards — The text offers limited evidence about corrections practices or broader editorial standards.
The article includes Trump’s post and direct responses from Andrews and named critics, along with context about the Senate race. It gives little space to additional context or perspectives beyond the post and its condemnation.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes Trump’s own post and Andrews’s response alongside criticism from advocacy and political figures. The criticism is more extensively represented than any defense, though the story’s central event is Trump’s own public post.
- Source diversity — The article includes Andrews, an advocacy organization, Democratic leadership and a former Republican governor.
- Counterarguments presented — Trump’s post is quoted, but no further explanation or defense of his remarks is included.
- Loaded language — The framing is direct and critical of the slur, without extensive editorializing.
- Omitted context — The article provides race context but limited additional explanation of the campaign dispute.
The article reports Trump’s slur and criticism of it in largely descriptive language. Its framing centers the harm and condemnation of the remark, without presenting a defense of Trump’s language.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive, using the accurate characterization of an anti-trans slur.
- Framing — The story centers Trump’s attack and the responses it prompted.
- Source selection — It includes Andrews’s response and critics’ statements but no separate defense of Trump.
Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur three times in a post attacking South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Annie Andrews and urging support for Republican Sen. Darline Graham. Andrews redirected her response to her campaign message, while LGBTQ+ advocates and Democrats condemned Trump’s remarks.
Trump’s Truth Social post called Andrews “not for South Carolina” and urged voters to support Graham. Andrews, a pediatrician and mother, responded by emphasizing her campaign priorities, including patients, her family and the cost of living. The Human Rights Campaign and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Trump’s language; former South Carolina governor David Beasley also criticized the attack.
Andrews is challenging Graham, who is seeking re-election after being appointed to the seat following her brother Lindsey Graham’s death. Andrews has also spoken publicly about her positions on gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes.
Community verdict
5 VOTESCounts every outlet’s report of this story. See all 44
- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 25% good look
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SWIPE →President whose Truth Social post attacked Andrews
South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee targeted by Trump’s post
Andrews's version of this story ↗Late former senator whose seat was filled by Darline Graham
Representative who previously accused Andrews of engaging in child abuse
Representative who ran against Darline Graham in the Republican primary
Republican senator whom Trump urged voters to support
Senate Minority Leader who condemned Trump’s remarks
Part of a bigger story
40 OUTLETSOutlets agree Trump endorsed South Carolina Senate candidate Darline Graham and used an anti-trans slur against Democratic candidate Annie Andrews in a social media post. Left-leaning outlets foreground the slur and condemnation of Trump, with some linking it to broader transgender-policy debates or Graham’s response. Center outlets generally pair the slur with Andrews’s response and the race’s competitiveness. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the endorsement and attack, with one presenting it as a political strike and another also reporting Andrews’s response and polling.
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