'If you hate America, LEAVE': Tuberville, Strong hammer the left ahead of midterms
Tuberville posted a blunt message telling people who hate America to leave.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYYellowhammer News is a locally focused outlet with an identified reporter, but this story primarily relays Republican officials’ statements and provides little indication of independent verification or broader editorial safeguards.
- Source type — Local news outlet; the article concerns Alabama political figures and local political activity.
- Author attribution — A named state and political reporter is credited.
- Source selection — The story attributes the remarks to the officials and identifies the setting for Strong’s speech, but presents no opposing perspective.
- Editorial standards — The article provides limited evidence from which to assess corrections practices or editorial standards.
The article clearly attributes the remarks and gives their settings, but relies mainly on statements from two Republican officials and offers little context or response from Democrats.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story reports two Republican officials’ views with attribution, but offers no counterargument, Democratic response, or substantial context for the claims about socialism.
- Counterarguments presented — No opposing view or response from Democrats appears.
- Source diversity — The sources are the two Republican officials whose remarks are the subject of the article.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece reports and attributes campaign-related statements rather than presenting itself as an opinion column.
- Omitted context — The article does not provide context or evidence assessing the officials’ characterization of the Democratic Party.
The article centers Republican criticism of Democrats and uses a headline emphasizing that attack, with no comparable Democratic perspective. The body mostly attributes the officials’ claims rather than adopting them outright.
- Headline — The headline foregrounds the Republican officials’ forceful criticism of the left.
- Source selection — The account quotes Republican officials and does not include a Democratic response.
- Framing — The article frames the remarks as a warning about socialism gaining influence in the Democratic Party.
- Language tone — The body generally attributes the sharp language to the speakers rather than using it as the reporter’s own description.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Rep. Dale Strong criticized Democrats and the political left in separate remarks ahead of the general election, urging voters to oppose what Strong called socialism's influence in the party.
Tuberville posted, “If you hate America, LEAVE,” followed by, “We don’t want you here.” Strong, speaking to the Madison County Republican Men’s Club, said the political divide was increasingly between conservatives and socialists and urged conservative voters to turn out in November.
Strong cited Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate primary victory and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as signs of socialism gaining influence in the Democratic Party. He also suggested that Americans interested in socialism visit Cuba before advocating for it in the United States. The article notes that Tuberville had previously criticized Mamdani and said he should be sent to Guantanamo Bay.
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SWIPE →U.S. senator criticizing Democrats and the political left
U.S. representative urging Republicans to oppose socialism
Strong's version of this story ↗Michigan U.S. Senate candidate mentioned as an example of the Democratic Party’s left flank
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