'I WILL MISS THAT LUNATIC': Trump Trolls 'Dumocrats' After Al Green Loss in Texas
Trump used a social-media post to mock Green after Green lost his Texas runoff.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe publisher is an opinion-oriented outlet, and this short item is attributed to staff rather than a named reporter. The text offers little sourcing beyond Trump’s post and a brief account of the election.
- Source type — An opinion publisher, a weaker prior for independent news reporting.
- Transparency — Provides a direct quotation of Trump’s post but little additional reporting detail.
- Author attribution — Attributed to Hannity Staff, without an individual reporter named.
The article centers Trump’s insulting post and gives no response or competing perspective from either candidate. Its brief election account provides context but does not balance the presentation.
- Counterarguments presented — Neither Green nor Menefee is quoted or given a response.
- Loaded language — The headline and opening use words such as “lunatic,” “trolls” and “torches.”
- Source diversity — The principal quoted material is Trump’s post.
The headline and opening use approvingly dramatic language for Trump’s attack, while the article gives no response from Green or Menefee. The framing is favorable to Trump and hostile toward Green and Democrats.
- Language tone — The opening says Trump “torches” a critic, and the headline presents the taunt prominently.
- Framing — Trump’s mockery is the organizing angle after the election result.
- Source selection — Trump’s post is quoted at length, with no response from the candidates.
Christian Menefee defeated Al Green in a Houston-area runoff, ending Green’s congressional career. President Trump responded with a social-media post mocking Green and the Democratic Party.
The article reports that Menefee defeated Green in a Houston-area runoff after neither candidate won a majority in the March primary. Menefee had received 46% and Green 44.2% in that initial vote.
Trump posted the next morning that he would miss Green’s protests during his State of the Union speeches, while also insulting Green and the Democratic Party.
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SWIPE →President who mocked Green after the runoff
Texas representative who lost the Houston-area runoff
Green's version of this story ↗Texas representative who defeated Green in the runoff
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