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House Democrats Ask GAO to Investigate Government-Funded Trump Ads

Jamie Raskin and George Whitesides asked federal watchdogs to investigate government-funded ads featuring Trump. Coverage varies in emphasis on alleged misuse, legal review and responses defending the ads.

Lead article · Reuters · CENTERDemocratic lawmakers seek probe of US government ads featuring Trump
Image · Reuters
OUTLETS
98 RATED
ARTICLES
101 WIRE
SPAN
16HOURS
AVG CRED
80HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN8 RATED · 1 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 MEMBERS

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Raskin and Whitesides were named together by 4 of 9 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBAD
D · MD-8 · JUDICIARY RANKING MEMBER

Joined George Whitesides in asking federal watchdogs to investigate government-funded ads featuring Trump and examine their funding and legality.

NAMED BY 9 OF 9
LEFT
◆ MIXED3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 4 of 4 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
D · CA-27 · REPRESENTATIVE

Joined Jamie Raskin in asking federal watchdogs to investigate government-funded ads featuring Trump and examine whether taxpayer funds were improperly used.

NAMED BY 4 OF 9
LEFT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 16 HOURS

When each side picked it up

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LEFTCENTERRIGHT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 3 articles, first thu 4:45 am. center: 5 articles, first thu 12:48 am. right-leaning: 1 article, first thu 4:45 am. unrated: 1 article, first thu 11:39 am.

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