'Despicable': Trump rages at Candace Owens and Hakeem Jeffries in back-to-back meltdowns
Trump posted insults about Owens and Jeffries minutes apart on Truth Social.

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TAP FOR WHYRaw Story is an established news outlet, but its partisan orientation and the limited sourcing in this short article temper confidence in its institutional credibility.
- Source type — An established national news publisher, though its political coverage is often partisan in presentation.
- Editorial standards — The short item offers limited evidence for assessing standards or corrections practices.
- Author attribution — The article names an author.
The article quotes the posts and gives their timing, but relies on the posts as its main source, offers little context, and does not include responses from the targets. The approval-rating figure is presented without a source in the text.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The item directly quotes the posts at its center, but gives no response from either target and little independent context for the approval-rating claim.
- Source diversity — The posts are quoted, but no other sources or responses are included.
- Counterarguments presented — Neither Owens nor Jeffries is given a response.
- Loaded language — The article uses attention-grabbing descriptors, though the reported insults themselves are attributed to Trump.
The report centers Trump's insults and uses critical descriptors such as “rampage,” “meltdowns,” and “railed.” Its reference to his low approval rating adds a negative frame, though the quoted posts are presented directly.
- Language tone — Terms such as “rampage,” “meltdowns,” and “railed” cast Trump's posts negatively.
- Framing — The article emphasizes insults directed at Trump’s targets and his low approval rating.
- Source selection — It quotes Trump's posts but does not provide responses from the people he attacks.
Donald Trump posted attacks on Candace Owens and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seven minutes apart on Truth Social. His posts insulted both; the article also notes his 33 percent approval rating and a difficult midterm environment for his party.
The article reports that Trump posted about Owens and Jeffries on Truth Social on Friday afternoon, seven minutes apart. He called Owens “extremely Low IQ” while criticizing her attack on the First Lady of France, then called Jeffries “Low IQ” and accused him of supporting high-tax and open-border policies.
The article says Trump’s approval rating was 33 percent and describes his party as facing a difficult midterm environment. It does not include responses from Owens or Jeffries.
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House Minority Leader and target of Trump's post
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