How outlets cover Chris Van Hollen D · MD · SEN · Feb 18 – Feb 24, 2026
Van Hollen and McClain Delaney Plan to Skip State of the Union
Van Hollen plans to skip Trump’s State of the Union and attend a counter-event; McClain Delaney is also reported to be skipping. Coverage differs between a focus on lawmakers’ stated objections and a broader, more dismissive portrayal of the protest.
Lead article · WTOP News · CENTERSome DC-area lawmakers to skip Trump's State of the Union addressCommunity verdict
10 VOTESOutlets agree that Van Hollen plans to skip President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and attend a rally or counter-event instead.
Center outlets focus on area lawmakers’ plans and their stated objections to administration policies and Trump’s treatment of political opponents. Right-leaning outlets cast the plans as a wider Democratic protest and describe the counter-rally dismissively.
Outlets by lean
3 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
WTOP focuses on area Democrats’ plans and their stated objections to administration policies and Trump’s treatment of political opponents.
- Maryland Daily Record (original publisher not identified) · Van Hollen, McClain Delaney boycotting Trump State of the UnionORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
How outlets portrayed Van Hollen, 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, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
FEB 18 – 24Articles per day by side. FEB 18: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1. FEB 19: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 20: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 21: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 22: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 23: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 24: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
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