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Maxine Waters and Scott Bessent Exchange Words During Testimony

So far ten center and right-leaning outlets have covered this. No left-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.

Lead article · CNN · CENTERMaxine Waters' 'Can you shut him up' moment with Scott Bessent, explained
Image · CNN
OUTLETS
1010 RATED
ARTICLES
111 COPY
SPAN
3DAYS
AVG CRED
55MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN10 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
CENTER36% · AVG CRED 69
TOP HEADLINE · MOST CREDIBLE OUTLETCNNWED 1:05 PMMaxine Waters' 'Can you shut him up' moment with Scott Bessent, explainedWatersBad lookCRED 84CNN · ALSO CARRIED BY CNN
2 MORE CENTER
Washington ExaminerWED 12:49 PMGregory Meeks rails against Bessent in congressional hearingMeeksMixedCRED 70
Daily Mail · Daily MailTHU 1:54 PM'Can you shut up?' Maxine Waters SNAPS at Scott Bessent at wild hearing... but the Treasury Secretary hits back with a delicious responseWatersBad lookCRED 54DAILY MAIL · REPUBLISHED BY DAILY MAIL
People · 2 MEMBERS

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

Waters and Meeks were named together by 1 of 10 outlets. Counted by outlet.

FAVORABLEMIXEDNEUTRALCRITICAL
Maxine Waters
D · CA-43 · FINANCIAL SERVICES RANKING MEMBER

Waters argued at a committee hearing that tariffs were raising prices and worsening housing affordability.

NAMED BY 9 OF 10
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
●1 ▼12 OUTLETSCenter outlets: 2 outlets, 1 neutral · 1 critical.
RIGHT
▼ MOSTLY CRITICAL7 OF 7 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly critical, 7 of 7 outlets.
Gregory W. Meeks
D · NY-5 · FOREIGN AFFAIRS RANKING MEMBER

Meeks pressed Bessent to scrutinize bank applications tied to World Liberty Financial and criticized his refusal.

NAMED BY 2 OF 10
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
▼11 OUTLETCenter outlets: 1 outlet, 1 critical.
RIGHT
▼11 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 critical.
Timeline · 3 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT: NO COVERAGE YET

When each side picked it up. center: 4 articles, first wed 12:49 pm. right-leaning: 7 articles, first wed 11:21 am.

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