Trump hurls slur at Democrat challenging Darline Graham in furious endorsement
Trump used an anti-trans slur while attacking Andrews, who is challenging Darline Graham for South Carolina's Senate seat.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYRaw Story is an established digital news outlet with named authors, though its editorial perspective and the limited sourcing in this brief report temper the institutional score.
- Source type — A national news outlet, with an established online presence.
- Author attribution — The article names a reporter.
- Editorial standards — The report attributes Trump's statements to his social media post, but provides little independent sourcing or response.
The article quotes or attributes Trump's post and gives brief context about the race and polling. It offers no response from either candidate, details about the poll, or additional perspectives.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The piece gives Trump's claims and endorsement but does not include responses from Andrews or Graham, identify the polling source, or offer other perspectives.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from either candidate is included.
- Source diversity — The report relies mainly on Trump's post and an unattributed reference to polling.
- Loaded language — The article characterizes Trump's language as a slur and his post as rage-filled.
The report uses critical wording to characterize Trump's post and the slur, while presenting his allegations as claims. Its framing leans left, though it includes the substance of his endorsement and attacks.
- Language tone — Describes the post as a slur and as rage-filled, emphasizing its hostile language.
- Framing — Frames the event around Trump's attack on Andrews and endorsement of Graham.
- Source selection — Relies on Trump's post and unspecified recent polling, without candidate responses.
Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline Graham in a South Carolina Senate race while using an anti-trans slur to attack Democratic candidate Annie Andrews. The article reports the post amid polling that showed the race closer than Republicans expected.
Trump used a Truth Social post to endorse Graham and attack Andrews, calling her an anti-trans slur and alleging that she supports a range of policies, including open borders and defunding the police. He urged supporters to vote for Graham.
The article says recent polling showed the South Carolina race closer than Republicans expected. It identifies Andrews as a pediatrician challenging Graham for the seat previously held by her brother, Lindsey Graham.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Andrews in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Andrews’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →South Carolina senator and candidate endorsed by Trump
Graham's version of this story ↗President who endorsed Graham and attacked Andrews
Trump's version of this story ↗Darline Graham's brother and Trump's friend, quoted as having praised her
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