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How outlets cover Trump · Jan 8 – Jan 12, 2026

Trump Calls and Criticizes Susan Collins After War-Powers Vote

Trump criticized Susan Collins after she backed a Senate measure limiting further U.S. military action in Venezuela, and reportedly called her. Coverage differs on whether the story centers on his angry response or its electoral consequences.

Lead article · WMTW · CENTERTrump calls out Sen. Collins over war powers resolution vote
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Donald Trump R · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 56% good look
tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS

Outlets report that Trump called Susan Collins after she supported a Senate resolution limiting further U.S. military action in Venezuela; he also publicly criticized her and other Republican senators who backed it.

Left-leaning outlets center the story on Trump’s angry, profane call and response to Collins’s vote. Center outlets report the call and criticism, with some attention to Collins’s rationale and the race’s political fallout. Right-leaning outlets stress the electoral consequences of Trump’s criticism for Collins and Republicans.

Outlets by lean

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 64
“Trump’s anger at Collins”

The coverage foregrounds reports of an angry, profane call and Trump’s hostility after Collins’s vote.

2 LEFT ARTICLES
The Daily BeastJAN 10 · 6:00 PM ET
Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled CallTrump reportedly berated Collins after her vote and publicly called for the five Republican senators to lose their seats.CRED 71BAL 55 PORTRAYS TRUMP: CRITICALTHE DAILY BEAST · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS
Raw StoryJAN 9 · 6:35 PM ET
Raging Trump screamed profanities at defecting Senate Republican in explosive phone callTrump reportedly berated Collins over the vote and later said the five Republican supporters should not be reelected.CRED 57BAL 40 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, 4 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 3 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. JAN 8: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. JAN 9: Left 1, Center 2, Right 0. JAN 10: Left 1, Center 1, Right 1. JAN 11: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0. JAN 12: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.

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