How outlets cover Jim Clyburn D · SC-6 · Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2026
James Clyburn Says He Regrets Supporting Clarence Thomas’s Confirmation
James Clyburn says he regrets supporting Clarence Thomas’s 1991 Supreme Court confirmation and supports expanding the Court to 13 justices. Coverage diverges over how to interpret his regret and what his support for expansion signifies.
Lead article · Fox News · RIGHTJames Clyburn says backing Supreme Court Justice Thomas was a 'mistake'Outlets agree that Clyburn says he regrets supporting Clarence Thomas’s 1991 Supreme Court confirmation and supports expanding the Court to 13 justices.
Left-leaning outlets present court expansion and broader reforms as responses to the Court’s decisions, portraying Clyburn favorably. Center outlets report his changed view and explanation in restrained terms, with little opposing perspective. Right-leaning outlets mostly cast his remarks as judging Thomas through race or ideology, while Fox News also includes Republican senators’ defenses of Thomas.
Outlets by lean
7 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
The coverage presents expanding the Court and broader reforms as necessary responses to its decisions, portraying Clyburn’s position favorably.
How it looks for Clyburn, by side
7 OF 8 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 2 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 0 informational. Right: 0 good, 1 bad, 3 mixed, 0 informational.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
AUG 30 – SEP 1Articles per day by side. AUG 30: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. AUG 31: Left 2, Center 1, Right 3. SEP 1: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0.
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