Andrews responds to Trump: 'calling me names' won't bring down prices
Andrews said Trump’s name-calling would not address prices or other problems facing South Carolinians.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Greenville News is an established regional newspaper, though the article page provides no author attribution here. Its local-news identity supports a generally credible assessment, with limited transparency available in the article details.
- Source type — Established regional newspaper with a local-news focus.
- Author attribution — No author is identified in the available article details.
- Editorial standards — A recognized newspaper publisher, though specific standards are not presented in the article.
The article includes direct quotations from Andrews and Beasley and summarizes the candidates’ contrasting positions. It does not include a response from Trump or Graham, and the poll claim in the opening is not accompanied by a poll source or details.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes Andrews’s response and context about Graham’s campaign themes, as well as Beasley’s condemnation. It does not provide direct comment from Trump or Graham, leaving the perspectives of the attack’s author and Andrews’s opponent largely absent.
- Counterarguments presented — Graham’s campaign position is described, but she is not quoted responding to the dispute.
- Source diversity — Andrews and Beasley are quoted; Trump and Graham are not directly heard.
- Opinion vs reporting — The article is presented as news reporting rather than commentary.
- Omitted context — The article gives limited detail about the poll mentioned in its opening.
The story uses a largely reportorial tone, attributes its quotations and describes the candidates’ positions without an explicit editorial verdict. Its use of “anti-transgender slur” describes the reported language rather than establishing a broader partisan frame.
- Language tone — Mostly neutral reporting with attributed quotations.
- Source selection — Includes Andrews’s response and Beasley’s reaction but no direct response from Trump or Graham.
- Framing — Frames the story around Andrews’s response to Trump’s attack in a Senate campaign.
Annie Andrews answered Donald Trump’s slur against her by arguing that name-calling would not lower prices or address other problems facing South Carolinians. The exchange is part of the South Carolina Senate campaign, where Andrews faces Darline Graham.
At a campaign stop in Greer on Oct. 6, Senate candidate Annie Andrews responded to a social media post in which Donald Trump had used an anti-transgender slur to attack her. Andrews said name-calling would not lower gas, diesel or grocery prices or keep rural hospitals open.
Andrews, a Democrat, faces Republican Sen. Darline Graham in the Nov. 3 election. The article says Graham has made transgender issues a central campaign theme and describes Andrews’s positions on care for transgender youth and transgender athletes. Former Gov. David Beasley condemned Trump’s post and urged voters to reject politics based on division and hate.
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 →President whose social media post attacked Andrews
Trump's version of this story ↗Late senator and Darline Graham’s brother
Republican representative who lost Trump’s endorsement in the primary
Republican Senate candidate opposing Andrews
Part of a bigger story
41 OUTLETSPresident Donald Trump endorsed Darline Graham and used an anti-trans slur against South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews. Left-leaning outlets emphasize condemnation of Trump's language and reactions to it, while some later coverage scrutinizes Andrews's campaign ad and positions on transgender issues. Center outlets generally report the attack alongside Andrews's response and the competitive race, with some also covering her health-care agenda. Right-leaning outlets connect the endorsement and attack to campaign dynamics, with Fox News also emphasizing Andrews's current comments alongside her past position.
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