How outlets cover Thom Tillis R · NC · SEN · Jan 26 – Jan 29, 2026
Tillis Calls for Noem to Leave Office After Pretti Shooting
Thomas Tillis called for Kristi Noem to leave office after Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis. Coverage differs on whether to foreground Noem’s handling of the shooting or the political response to Tillis’s call.
Lead article · WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source · CENTERTillis has been outspoken. Many other NC Republicans are quietCommunity verdict
17 VOTESTillis called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to leave office after Alex Pretti was killed by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis.
Center outlets tie Tillis’s call to Noem’s handling of Pretti’s death and also place it among North Carolina Republicans’ responses. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the senators’ resignation demand and Trump’s defense of Noem.
Outlets by lean
3 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
Center outlets connect Tillis’s call to Noem’s statements about Pretti and compare it with other North Carolina Republicans’ responses.
How outlets portrayed Tillis, by side
3 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, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.
2 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
JAN 26 – 29Articles per day by side. JAN 26: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JAN 27: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. JAN 28: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1. JAN 29: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
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