Byron Donalds removes Trump mentions from campaign website
Florida gubernatorial candidate scrubbed endorsements and priorities tied to the former president.
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Representative Byron Donalds gives a thumbs up while walking onstage at the Republican midterm convention
Photograph: The New Republic (embedded from source)
What this story says
- 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.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
45/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 7 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.
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.
Disagreement on website changes
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.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated outlets covered this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 22 Sept 2026, 20:45, 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
6 rated outlets
- Six left-rated reports led on Byron Donalds removing mentions of Donald Trump from his campaign website. The New Republic stated Donalds "quietly scrubs all Trump mentions from campaign website" and that he was "jumping off the president’s sinking ship." NBC News reported Donalds "scrubs most Trump references from new campaign site for Florida governor’s race." Joe.My.God. reported Donalds "scrubs Trump mentions from campaign site," noting the change occurred as "the president’s approval ratings hit new lows." Alternet reported that the "longtime MAGA ally scrubs his campaign site of anything to do with Trump." Raw Story reported Donalds was "caught scrubbing Trump's name from his MAGA campaign website." The Miami Herald reported Donalds "strips Trump references from his campaign website" as "the president’s approval ratings plummet."
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The Tampa Bay Times, a centre-rated outlet, reported that Donalds "pulls prominent mentions of Trump from campaign website." The digest noted that Donalds' campaign removed "Enact the Trump Agenda" from his priorities list.
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 Byron Donalds removes Trump mentions from campaign website?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 86% are rated left, 14% 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 Byron Donalds removes Trump mentions from campaign website left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 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 Byron Donalds removes Trump mentions from campaign website biased?
- Byron Donalds removes Trump mentions from campaign website is one event reported by 7 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 Byron Donalds removes Trump mentions from campaign website?
- 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 Byron Donalds removes Trump mentions from campaign website?
- 7 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 changes did Byron Donalds make to his campaign website?
- Byron Donalds removed prominent mentions of Donald Trump's endorsement, including a "ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP!" banner and the priority "Enact the Trump Agenda." These were replaced with less direct references and a focus on affordability.
- Why did Byron Donalds remove mentions of Donald Trump?
- While the reports do not state Donalds' explicit reasons, the changes occurred as Donald Trump's approval ratings have reportedly fallen. The New Republic suggested Donalds was distancing himself from the former president.
- Did any right-rated outlets report on these website changes?
- No right-rated outlets covered this story. The reports analysed were from left-rated and centre-rated publications.
Read it at the source
7 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
6- Byron Donalds scrubs most Trump references from new campaign site for Florida governor’s race (opens NBC News in a new tab)
- Donalds Scrubs Trump Mentions From Campaign Site (opens Joe.My.God. in a new tab)
Joe.My.God. — is Joe.My.God. biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Longtime MAGA ally scrubs his campaign site of anything to do with Trump (opens Alternet in a new tab)
- Byron Donalds caught scrubbing Trump's name from his MAGA campaign website (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
- MAGA Candidate Quietly Scrubs All Trump Mentions From Campaign Website (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
The New Republic — is The New Republic biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Byron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign website (opens Miami Herald in a new tab)
Miami Herald — is Miami Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
1Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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