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The move comes as Trump's approval ratings have fallen.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T20:05:27.995Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-22T19:03:03.093Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-22T20:05:27.995Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to a named body (Miami Herald) and corroborated by multiple outlets.","critic":"Reporting includes quotes from the candidate's website and mentions of his past actions.","hype":"Headline uses loaded language like 'scrubs' and 'quietly' to create mild sensationalism."}},"tags":["#ByronDonalds","#DonaldTrump","#MAGA","#FloridaPolitics","#CampaignWebsite"],"entities":["Byron Donalds","Donald Trump","The New Republic","NBC News","Tampa Bay Times","Miami Herald"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has removed prominent references to Donald Trump's endorsement from his campaign website.","The priority \"Enact the Trump Agenda\" was removed from Donalds' campaign website, replaced by a focus on affordability.","Donalds' ex-wife described him as opportunistic and a \"poster child\" for the MAGA movement.","No right-rated outlets covered this story."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has removed prominent mentions of Donald Trump's endorsement from his campaign website. Previously, the site featured a banner stating \"ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP!\" and a priority to \"Enact the Trump Agenda.\" These have been replaced with less direct references to Trump's support and a focus on affordability."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on website changes"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New Republic reported that Donalds also removed an image of himself and his wife standing beside Trump. The Tampa Bay Times and The Miami Herald did not mention the removal of this specific photograph."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated outlets covered this story."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"NBC News","url":"https://nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/byron-donalds-scrubs-trump-references-new-campaign-site-florida-govern-rcna599251","headline":"Byron Donalds scrubs most Trump references from new campaign site for Florida governor’s race","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T19:03:03.093Z"},{"sourceName":"Joe.My.God.","url":"https://joemygod.com/2026/09/donalds-scrubs-trump-mentions-from-campaign-site","headline":"Donalds Scrubs Trump Mentions From Campaign Site","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T18:45:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Alternet","url":"https://alternet.org/byron-donalds-2677916161","headline":"Longtime MAGA ally scrubs his campaign site of anything to do with Trump","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T17:36:21.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Raw Story","url":"https://rawstory.com/byron-donalds-trump-2677916022","headline":"Byron Donalds caught scrubbing Trump's name from his MAGA campaign website","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T17:05:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Tampa Bay Times","url":"https://tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2026/09/22/byron-donalds-donald-trump-approval-rating-governor-endorsement","headline":"Byron Donalds pulls prominent mentions of Trump from campaign website","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T16:12:13.101Z"},{"sourceName":"The New Republic","url":"https://newrepublic.com/post/215725/maga-candidate-byron-donalds-scrubs-donald-trump-campaign-website","headline":"MAGA Candidate Quietly Scrubs All Trump Mentions From Campaign Website","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T12:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Miami Herald","url":"https://miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article317335973.html","headline":"Byron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign website","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T11:42:21.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":86,"centre":14,"right":0},"count":{"left":6,"centre":1,"right":0},"totalSources":7,"untracked":0,"rated":7,"observedAt":"2026-09-22T20:01:08.268400+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-09-22T20:45:20.428Z","closedAt":null,"checks":3,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["Six left-rated reports led on Byron Donalds removing mentions of Donald Trump from his campaign website. 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