How outlets cover John James R · MI-10 · Feb 7, 2026
John James Comments on Trump's Video Depicting the Obamas
So far two center outlets have covered this. No left- or right-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.
Lead article · Chicago Tribune · CENTERRepublicans rarely criticize Donald Trump in his second term. A racist post briefly changed that.Community verdict
10 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 50% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
President Trump faced rare bipartisan backlash from Republican lawmakers after sharing a social media video containing a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama. While several GOP senators and representatives called for an apology, the White House attributed the post to a staffer's error.
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How outlets portrayed James, by side
2 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
FEB 7Articles per day by side. FEB 7: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0.
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Only center outlets have covered this. We’ll alert you when a left- or right-leaning outlet does.Only center outlets have covered this so far. We’ll alert you when a left- or right-leaning outlet does.