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Trump Backs Paxton’s Senate Bid While Joking About His Appearance

Trump endorsed Ken Paxton’s Senate bid at a Texas Republican convention while joking about his appearance. Coverage differs on whether the story centers on the mockery and Paxton’s reaction or the campaign and fundraising stakes.

Lead article · Winnipeg Free Press · CENTERTrump's teasing is the price Paxton had to pay to use Republican midterm convention to raise money
Image · Winnipeg Free Press
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65 RATED
ARTICLES
81 COPY
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66HOURS
AVG CRED
67MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN5 RATED · 1 UNRATED
People · 1 PERSON

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

Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBAD
R · TX

Received Trump’s endorsement for his Senate bid and was repeatedly mocked by Trump at a Texas Republican convention.

NAMED BY 6 OF 6
LEFT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL2 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 2 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 neutral).
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 66 HOURS

When each side picked it up

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LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YET

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 5 articles, first wed 12:15 pm. center: 2 articles, first fri 12:15 pm, 48 hours after the first report. unrated: 1 article, first fri 12:20 pm.

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