Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, discussing healthcare and DEI.
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Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit
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What this story says
- Kamala Harris stated that an attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is an attack on maternal care.
- Harris made these remarks during a campaign event with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit.
- She also criticized Donald Trump's healthcare legislation, calling it the 'Big Bad Bill' and stating it cut Medicaid spending.
- The event was intended to support El-Sayed's campaign ahead of the November midterm elections.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 28 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
41/100
28 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 4 of the 28 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stated that criticism of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives is an attack on maternal care. She made these remarks on Tuesday while campaigning with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit. The event was intended to rally support for El-Sayed ahead of the November midterm elections.
Harris noted that maternal mortality rates are disproportionately higher among minority groups. She also criticized Donald Trump's healthcare legislation, referring to it as the “Big Bad Bill,” and stated that it cut Medicaid spending. Medicaid is the largest funder for maternity care in America, according to Harris.
Disagreements in reporting
The New York Post digest stated that Harris accused the Trump administration of cutting research funding it classified as DEI-related. The full report from democraticaccent.com did not mention this specific accusation regarding research funding.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention that Kamala Harris stated that maternal mortality rates are disproportionately higher among minority groups, with the risk of death increasing up to four times for Black women and three times for Native women. The full report from democraticaccent.com included this detail, but it was not present in the digests from the other right-rated outlets.
Coverage settled. We checked this 10 times and stopped on 28 Sept 2026, 22:00. The figures above are what it finished at.
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
- NPR led on Harris’s return to Michigan, noting she had narrowly lost the state to President Trump in 2024 and that the state is again pivotal for Election Day. Michigan Public repeated the same points in its digest.
- We Got This Covered led on Harris’s reply to a reporter, quoting her description of the question as based on false premises. wdet.org led on statements from Jewish and Democratic Party leaders who voiced concerns about El‑Sayed’s position on Israel and a virtual reparations meeting.
- None of the left‑rated digests mention the DEI criticism or the connection to maternal care in Detroit that the story’s headline references. The available summaries focus on campaign logistics, a reporter’s question and reactions from party figures, leaving those policy details unreported.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- All four centre outlets reported that former Vice President Kamala Harris travelled to Detroit to campaign with Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El‑Sayed at an NAACP‑hosted event. The digests note a fireside‑style discussion, Harris urging a large Democratic turnout and warning that the party must be too big to rig elections.
- CBS News highlighted Harris’s call for a massive turnout, quoting her phrase about being too big to rig. The Hill focused on El‑Sayed confronting a reporter over accusations of flip‑flopping on Harris. WTVB reported Harris telling disillusioned voters they cannot withdraw from the fight, citing attacks on freedoms. NBC Montana noted GOP nominee Mike Rogers using the campaign to criticise the Biden administration.
- None of the centre digests mention any criticism of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, nor do they reference Harris linking those policies to maternal‑care outcomes in Detroit. They also omit any cost estimate or detailed policy discussion, limiting the coverage to campaign appearances and partisan remarks.
Right
20 rated outlets
- Reports from right-rated outlets led with Kamala Harris's statement linking criticism of DEI to maternal care. Democraticaccent.com, the New York Post, and wfmd.com all featured this statement prominently in their headlines and opening paragraphs. These outlets also reported Harris's criticism of Donald Trump's healthcare legislation, the 'Big Bad Bill,' and her assertion that it cut Medicaid spending. Democraticaccent.com quoted Harris directly on her remarks about DEI and maternal care, and also on her criticism of the 'Big Bad Bill.' The New York Post digest mentioned Harris's criticism of Trump's ban on certain reporters from the White House, a detail not present in the other right-rated reports.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit?
- Of the 28 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 71% 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 Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 71% of the 28 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.
- Is the coverage of Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit biased?
- Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit is one event reported by 28 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 Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left 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 Kamala Harris links DEI criticism to maternal care in Detroit?
- 28 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 Kamala Harris say about DEI and maternal care?
- Kamala Harris stated that an attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is an attack on maternal care. She made this argument during a campaign event in Detroit.
- What did Kamala Harris say about Donald Trump's healthcare legislation?
- Kamala Harris criticized Donald Trump's healthcare legislation, referring to it as the 'Big Bad Bill.' She stated that this bill cut Medicaid spending, which she noted is a primary funder for maternity care in America.
- Where did Kamala Harris make these remarks?
- Kamala Harris made these remarks in Detroit while campaigning with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. The event was intended to support El-Sayed's campaign ahead of the November midterm elections.
Read it at the source
28 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- Reporter alleged El-Sayed 'flip-flopped' on Kamala Harris. Then the Michigan Senate hopeful schools him: 'Thank you. Next question' (opens We Got This Covered in a new tab)
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- Detroit Evening Report: Kamala Harris endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM (opens wdet.org in a new tab)
- Kamala Harris campaigns for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Election Day (opens Michigan Public in a new tab)
Michigan Public — is Michigan Public biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala Harris campaigns for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Election Day (opens NPR in a new tab)
Centre
4- El-Sayed grills reporter for asking about ‘flip-flopping’ on Harris (opens The Hill in a new tab)
- Kamala Harris tells Michigan crowd Democrats have "got to be too big to rig" (opens CBS News in a new tab)
- Kamala Harris campaigns with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- El-Sayed campaigns with Harris in Michigan as conservative critics launch attacks (opens NBC Montana in a new tab)
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Right
20- El Sayed Once Called Backing Harris His Hardest Day Now He Needs Her To Save Him (opens Political Animal News in a new tab)
Political Animal News — is Political Animal News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala Harris says attacking DEI means attacking maternal care (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
Bizpac Review — is Bizpac Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala Harris says attacking DEI means attacking maternal care · American Wire News (opens American Wire News in a new tab)
American Wire News — is American Wire News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala Harris Campaigns in Detroit, Calls Voter Roll Purges ‘Cheating’ (opens The Beltway Report in a new tab)
The Beltway Report — is The Beltway Report biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala joins El-Sayed for a ‘Black birthing people’ campaign stop and his face says it all - The Daily Bo Snerdley (opens thedailybs.com in a new tab)
thedailybs.com — is thedailybs.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Kamala Harris claims an ‘attack on DEI is an attack on maternal care’ as El-Sayed shows off friendship bracelets (opens The Post Millennial in a new tab)
The Post Millennial — is The Post Millennial biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala Harris Enters the Campaign for Interim Elections for the First Time (opens Observador in a new tab)
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- El-Sayed campaigns with Harris in Michigan as conservative critics launch attacks (opens KATV in a new tab)
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- Kamala Harris Out Reminding People Why She Lost (opens Hot Air in a new tab)
- Kamala Harris says midterms could be a 'stopgap' on Trump's turbulent 2nd presidency (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala Harris says ‘attack on DEI is an attack on maternal care’ in appearance with El-Sayed (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- Kamala Harris says 'attack on DEI is an attack on maternal care' - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
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- Kamala Harris says 'attack on DEI is an attack on maternal care' in appearance with El-Sayed – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- Kamala Harris says 'attack on DEI is an attack on maternal care' in appearance with El-Sayed (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit (opens WLUK in a new tab)
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit (opens WJAC in a new tab)
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit (opens WSBT in a new tab)
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit (opens The National Desk in a new tab)
The National Desk — is The National Desk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kamala Harris blasts criticism of DEI as ‘an attack on maternal care’ while stumping for El-Sayed in Michigan (opens New York Post in a new tab)
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- Abdul El-Sayed Flips OUT When Pushed on His Past Refusal to Support Kamala (She's THERE!) (opens Twitchy in a new tab)
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