Trump urges Darline Graham to run in South Carolina special election
Trump urged Graham to run in the special primary and promised to endorse her if she enters.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The reporting is credited to CNN, an established national newsroom, and includes named reporters and contributors. Yahoo News is the page publisher, but the byline and reporting credit indicate CNN produced the story.
- Source type — CNN is an established national news organization with a substantial reporting operation.
- Author attribution — The story names CNN reporters and identifies additional CNN contributors.
- Transparency — The article attributes Trump's statements to his Truth Social post and identifies sources of reporting.
The story gives useful election context, quotes Trump and several South Carolina Republicans, and attributes key claims. Darline Graham's own response and perspectives from other candidates are not included, leaving some gaps in the account.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives context about other possible Republican candidates and includes some of their comments. It does not include a response from Darline Graham or perspectives from Democrats, so the range of views is limited.
- Source diversity — Several Republican figures are quoted or mentioned, but no Democratic perspective is included.
- Counterarguments presented — The story notes other possible Republican contenders but does not present a direct response from Graham.
- Loaded language — The article largely avoids adopting Trump's praise or campaign language as its own.
The article reports Trump's endorsement and the developing race in straightforward language, with no clear partisan framing.
- Language tone — The reporting uses neutral language and attributes promotional claims to Trump.
- Source selection — It includes comments from Trump and multiple Republicans involved in or considering the race.
- Framing — The story centers on the endorsement and provides procedural and candidate context without urging a political outcome.
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This is CNN's own score, and this article is credited to CNN. The host score in the Source Check is Yahoo News's.
President Donald Trump urged newly appointed Sen. Darline Graham to run in South Carolina’s special Republican primary and promised his endorsement if she enters. The race will choose the Republican nominee to face Democrat Annie Andrews in November.
Trump said he asked Darline Graham to run in the special Republican primary and pledged his “Complete and Total Endorsement” if she accepts. Graham was appointed to serve the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term and sworn in on Tuesday.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Graham in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Graham’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →Newly appointed South Carolina senator and potential candidate in the special Republican primary
President who urged Graham to run and offered his endorsement
Trump's version of this story ↗Senate president pro tempore who ceremonially swore in Darline Graham
Florida senator who endorsed Ralph Norman
Late South Carolina senator whose Senate term and political legacy are discussed
South Carolina representative mentioned as a possible candidate
South Carolina representative whom Norman said Trump was speaking with
South Carolina representative weighing whether to enter the special primary
Louisiana senator whom Julia Letlow sought to challenge
Louisiana representative cited as an earlier recipient of Trump's pre-endorsement
South Carolina representative who backed Graham and pledged to campaign for her
Democratic candidate expected to face the Republican primary winner in November
Part of a bigger story
45 OUTLETSTrump urged Darline Graham to seek a full Senate term and said he would endorse her if she ran. This came after she was appointed to fill the remainder of her late brother’s term. Center outlets treat the endorsement as a development in the special-election race and note Graham’s unresolved decision about running. Right-leaning outlets also foreground the endorsement and the race, but some give Trump’s backing a more upbeat cast.
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