Beasley Condemns Trump's 'Trannie' Slur Against Senate Candidate
Former SC Governor David Beasley criticises Donald Trump's use of an anti-trans slur against Annie Andrews.
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What this story says
- 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.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
78/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
30/100
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Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
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.
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.
Coverage Disagreements
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.
What the coverage left out
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.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 8 times, most recently on 8 Oct 2026, 15:01, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
4 rated outlets
- Reports from HuffPost, Alternet, and Raw Story all highlighted former Governor David Beasley's condemnation of Donald Trump's use of an anti-transgender slur against Senate candidate Annie Andrews. HuffPost quoted Beasley calling the slur 'abhorrent' and stated Trump used it multiple times. Alternet reported Beasley prayed for Trump's 'soul' and 'heart' on CNN after the incident. Raw Story noted Beasley called Trump's attack 'heartbreaking' and 'uncalled for'.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Both WCBD and WSPA reported that former South Carolina governor David Beasley condemned President Donald Trump’s comments about Senate candidate Annie Andrews, describing them as abhorrent. WCBD noted his call for voters to reject politics based on division and hate, while WSPA reproduced Beasley’s own statement urging an end to cruelty and lies.
- The digests did not include the specific slur Trump used, nor any reaction from Annie Andrews or other political figures. They also omitted any detail about the broader campaign context or potential repercussions, limiting the coverage to Beasley’s condemnation and his quoted appeal.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Beasley Condemns Trump's 'Trannie' Slur Against Senate Candidate?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Beasley Condemns Trump's 'Trannie' Slur Against Senate Candidate left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Beasley Condemns Trump's 'Trannie' Slur Against Senate Candidate biased?
- Beasley Condemns Trump's 'Trannie' Slur Against Senate Candidate is one event reported by 6 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Beasley Condemns Trump's 'Trannie' Slur Against Senate Candidate?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Beasley Condemns Trump's 'Trannie' Slur Against Senate Candidate?
- 6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did David Beasley say about Donald Trump's comments?
- Former South Carolina Governor David Beasley publicly condemned Donald Trump for using the anti-transgender slur 'Annie ‘Trannie’ Andrews' against Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews. Beasley appeared on CNN to discuss the incident and prayed for Trump's heart.
- What was the context of Donald Trump's remarks?
- Donald Trump made the remarks in a Truth Social post that commented on the race to replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham. He used the slur to refer to Democratic candidate Annie Andrews, who is running against incumbent Darline Graham.
- What is the current standing in the South Carolina Senate race?
- According to a recent poll highlighted by Newsweek, incumbent Darline Graham holds a narrow lead over her Democratic challenger, Annie Andrews, in the South Carolina Senate race.
Read it at the source
6 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
4- Trump Spirals into Crazed Fury as GOP Pollsters Deliver Very Bad News (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
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- Former GOP governor prays for Trump’s 'soul' after his latest gaffe (opens Alternet in a new tab)
- GOP ex-gov rebukes Trump after 'heartbreaking' attack on Dem candidate: 'Uncalled for' (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
- 'Abhorrent': Ex-GOP Gov. Takes On Trump For Hurling Anti-Trans Slur At Dem (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Centre
2Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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