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How outlets cover Trump · Mar 25 – Mar 27, 2026

Republicans Present Trump With Inaugural America First Award

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new America First Award and named Trump its first recipient. Left-leaning outlets frame it as Republican deference, while the late-night roundup centers comedians’ mockery.

Lead article · The GuardianJimmy Kimmel on Mike Johnson's new award for Trump: 'You can almost feel his spine exiting his body' | Late-night TV roundup
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House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new America First Award and named Trump its first recipient.

Left-leaning outlets frame the award as a joke and a display of Republican deference to Trump, while the late-night roundup centers comedians’ mockery.

Outlets by lean

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“Republican deference to Trump”

The coverage mocks the award and presents it as an act of Republican deference to Trump.

2 LEFT ARTICLES
Raw StoryMAR 25 · 9:55 PM ET
Jen Psaki mercilessly mocks GOP as 'Little Mike Johnson' invents new award for TrumpTrump was named the first recipient of Johnson's new award and was the target of Psaki's jokes.CRED 57BAL 20 PORTRAYS TRUMP: CRITICAL
The Mary SueMAR 26 · 4:21 PM ET
Republicans announce a made-up award, and the first recipient is, no surprises here: Donald TrumpTrump received the newly created award at a Republican fundraiser, following earlier honors discussed in the article.CRED 55BAL 20 PORTRAYS TRUMP: CRITICAL

How outlets portrayed Trump

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 25: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 26: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 27: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0.

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