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Trump made the remarks in a Truth Social post concerning the race to replace Senator Lindsey Graham.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T12:25:28.940Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-07T00:31:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T13:00:41.525Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":78,"critic":87,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 78: multiple named sources, direct Truth Social post, three independent outlets, specific dates and attributions.","critic":"Critic 87: explains relevance, includes quotes, separates fact from comment, provides names and dates, clear cohesive story.","hype":"Hype 30: headline uses strong adjective but article remains measured without exaggerated claims."}},"tags":["#DavidBeasley","#DonaldTrump","#AnnieAndrews","#SouthCarolina","#TransRights","#USPolitics"],"entities":["David Beasley","Donald Trump","Annie Andrews","Darline Graham","Lindsey Graham"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley has condemned Donald Trump for using the slur 'Annie ‘Trannie’ Andrews' against Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews.","Trump's comment was made in a Truth Social post discussing the South Carolina Senate race.","Beasley appeared on CNN to pray for Trump's heart following the incident.","A recent poll shows incumbent Darlene Graham with a narrow lead over Annie Andrews in the state."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley has publicly criticised Donald Trump for using an anti-transgender slur against Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews. Trump posted on Truth Social, referring to Andrews as “Annie ‘Trannie’ Andrews” in commentary about the race to succeed the late Senator Lindsey Graham."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Trump’s post also stated that Andrews was “in favor of Transgender for Everyone.” The race is for the seat held by incumbent Darline Graham, who a recent Newsweek-highlighted poll shows in a narrow lead over Andrews. Beasley, who previously served as United Nations world food chief, appeared on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” to pray for Trump’s heart."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage Disagreements"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"HuffPost reported that Trump used the slur multiple times in his Truth Social post, while the digests from Alternet and Raw Story did not specify the number of times the slur was used."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated reports mention the American Principles Project's memo urging GOP candidates to reconsider messaging on trans-rights issues, which was detailed in HuffPost's full report."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The New Republic","url":"https://newrepublic.com/article/216301/trump-spirals-crazed-fury-gop-pollsters-deliver-bad-news","headline":"Trump Spirals into Crazed Fury as GOP Pollsters Deliver Very Bad News","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T09:35:34.317Z"},{"sourceName":"Alternet","url":"https://alternet.org/trump-cities-iran","headline":"Former GOP governor prays for Trump’s 'soul' after his latest gaffe","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T00:31:46.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Raw Story","url":"https://rawstory.com/trump-annie-andrews","headline":"GOP ex-gov rebukes Trump after 'heartbreaking' attack on Dem candidate: 'Uncalled for'","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T00:25:41.000Z"},{"sourceName":"HuffPost","url":"https://huffpost.com/entry/south-carolina-david-beasley-trump-anti-trans-annie-andrews_n_6ac526f9e4b028b057cb1b93","headline":"'Abhorrent': Ex-GOP Gov. 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