How outlets cover Chris Van Hollen D · MD · SEN · Feb 5, 2026
Van Hollen Asks Bessent to Retract Remarks About Alex Pretti
So far two right-leaning outlets have covered this. No left-leaning or center outlet has picked it up yet.
Lead article · townhall.com · RIGHTHere's the Question Scott Bessent Pitched to a Dem Senator...and It Really Set Him OffCommunity verdict
4 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 50% good look
Townhall columnist Matt Vespa portrays Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as dominating exchanges with Democratic lawmakers at House and Senate hearings. The article highlights Bessent’s question to Sen. Chris Van Hollen about Ashli Babbitt after Van Hollen asked him to retract remarks about Alex Pretti.
Outlets by lean
2 RATEDCompare by side
How outlets portrayed Van Hollen, 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, 0 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
FEB 5Articles per day by side. FEB 5: Left 0, Center 0, Right 2.
Only right-leaning outlets have covered this. We’ll alert you when a left-leaning or center outlet does.Only right-leaning outlets have covered this so far. We’ll alert you when a left-leaning or center outlet does.