SC Senate candidate Annie Andrews reacts to President Trump's 'Trannie' post
Trump posted a slur about Andrews and praised her opponent, Darline Graham.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYWYFF4 is a local news outlet with an attributed reporter and direct interview reporting. The article also attributes its race-rating and polling claims to named outside sources, though it provides limited detail about its reporting process.
- Source type — Local news outlet; the source type supports a generally credible newsroom prior.
- Transparency — The article identifies its interviewee and attributes outside race and polling information.
- Author attribution — A reporter is named.
The report includes direct quotes from Andrews and Trump's post, plus attributed context about the race and polling. It is concise and does not include a response from Graham or detail the basis for the anonymous allies' concerns.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents Trump's post and Andrews's response, but most of the quoted material comes from Andrews, and Graham does not respond. Race context is included, though some polling concerns are attributed to unnamed Trump allies.
- Counterarguments presented — Trump's post is quoted, but Graham's perspective is not included.
- Source diversity — Includes Andrews, Trump's post, a race-rating source and unnamed Trump allies cited through CNN.
- Opinion vs reporting — Presented as reporting, with claims attributed to their sources.
The article reports the slur and Andrews's response in straightforward language, with no discernible partisan framing. Its central quotes and race context are attributed to their sources.
- Language tone — Mostly neutral wording; the slur is reported as a quote and identified as anti-transgender.
- Source selection — Includes Andrews's response, Trump's post and attributed outside race context.
- Framing — Frames the story around Andrews's response to Trump's post, consistent with the headline.
South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews responded Tuesday to President Donald Trump's post using an anti-transgender slur about her. Andrews said she would stay focused on voters' economic concerns and rural hospitals.
Andrews told WYFF News 4 that she expected Trump’s post and believed it was intended to distract her. She said she would keep campaigning on issues facing South Carolinians, including grocery and fuel costs and rural hospitals. Trump’s post used a slur about Andrews and praised her opponent, Darline Graham.
The article reports that Trump backed Graham in the Republican primary runoff and that his PAC spent more than $800,000 supporting her. It says the Cook Political Report recently changed its rating of the race from solidly Republican to likely Republican, and that Trump allies told CNN they were concerned about Graham’s polling.
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22 OUTLETSOutlets agree President Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur in a social media post targeting South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews, and Andrews responded. Left-leaning outlets emphasize criticism from former Gov. David Beasley and portray Trump's post as a sign of political anxiety in a close race. Center outlets focus more on Andrews's response and campaign priorities, with some reports placing the episode alongside spending plans and Trump's planned visit for Darline Graham.
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