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Trump mentioned Biden 890 times, Reuters analysis finds

Former president frequently cited his successor when discussing economy, migration, and foreign policy.

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Trump mentioned Biden 890 times, Reuters analysis finds

What this story says

  • Donald Trump mentioned Joe Biden's name at least 890 times between January 1, 2026, and the time of a Reuters analysis.
  • Trump most frequently linked Biden to discussions about the economy, migration, and foreign policy.
  • The former president blamed Biden for high living costs, migration issues, and foreign policy decisions.
  • Trump mentioned Biden 16 times in a single day during a NATO meeting in Turkey.

Who covered it

Left 36%(11)Centre 35%(11)Right 29%(9)

Percentages are shares of the 31 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 18 of the 49 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

60/100

Craft

60/100

Hype

45/100

49 sources · methodology

Donald Trump has mentioned Joe Biden's name at least 890 times since the beginning of 2026, according to a Reuters analysis of his public appearances and posts. The analysis, which covered speeches, interviews, and social media posts, found that Trump referenced his predecessor nearly three times a day on average.

Trump most frequently invoked Biden when discussing the economy, migration, and foreign policy. The analysis identified at least 210 mentions related to the economy, 168 concerning migration, and 138 focused on foreign policy and national security. Trump has blamed Biden for high living costs, migration issues, and foreign policy decisions.

During a NATO meeting in Turkey, Trump mentioned Biden 16 times in a single day. At this event, Trump blamed Biden for a lack of military ammunition, high housing costs, and problems within the US steel industry.

Coverage comparison

The reports agree that Donald Trump mentioned Joe Biden's name at least 890 times since the start of 2026, based on a Reuters analysis. They also agree that Trump most frequently mentioned Biden when discussing the economy, migration, and foreign policy, and that he blamed Biden for issues such as high living costs and migration.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mention the specific figure of 16 times Trump mentioned Biden in a single day during a NATO meeting in Turkey, a detail present in the left-rated outlet's full report. The centre-rated digest does not include the specific number of mentions or the breakdown by topic (economy, migration, foreign policy).

Coverage settled. We checked this 10 times and stopped on 27 Sept 2026, 03:30. 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

11 rated outlets

  • Left-rated outlets reported that Donald Trump mentioned Joe Biden nearly 900 times in the year, an average of three times daily. IndexHR stated Trump most frequently mentioned Biden when discussing the economy, immigration, and foreign policy.
  • IndexHR reported Trump blamed Biden for economic issues, illegal border crossings, and foreign policy decisions. This outlet also noted Trump's claims that Biden's administration sent too much ammunition to Ukraine.
  • IndexHR quoted a Republican strategist who suggested Trump uses Biden as a target to divert attention from his own administration's problems. Another strategist told IndexHR that blaming a predecessor is ineffective politics.

Centre

11 rated outlets

  • All ten centre‑rated outlets ran a digest that said a Reuters review counted almost 900 instances where President Donald Trump referred to former President Joe Biden during 2026. Each digest identified the same figure and cited the Reuters analysis as the source of the count.
  • Seven of the digests, LiveNOW, WFLD, FOX13, Fox 10, Fox 9, Fox5 DC and WNYW, added that the analysis described Biden as a political target and said Trump used the mentions to shift criticism onto him over key national issues. The Hill’s digest linked the count to Republican concerns about an economic disconnect, noting voter dissatisfaction with inflation and war costs.
  • None of the centre digests included direct quotations from Trump, Biden or Reuters analysts, and none provided additional figures such as cost estimates or detailed breakdowns of the mentions by medium. The coverage therefore focused solely on the overall count and the general characterisation of Biden as a target.

Right

9 rated outlets

  • The four right-rated outlets, anews.com.tr, regionalmedianews.com, Times of India, and The Straits Times, all published digests based on the Reuters analysis. These digests reported that Donald Trump has invoked Joe Biden's name nearly 900 times this year. They noted that Trump is keeping his predecessor at the center of debate as Republicans aim to hold their congressional seats in the upcoming midterm elections. The Times of India digest additionally stated that Trump repeatedly blamed Biden for problems ranging from inflation and immigration to foreign policy, and that this strategy emerges as Trump faces voter concerns over the cost of living, the Iran war, and his economic record.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump mentioned Biden 890 times, Reuters analysis finds?
Of the 31 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 36% are rated left, 35% are rated centre, 29% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 49. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump mentioned Biden 890 times, Reuters analysis finds left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 31 rated outlets on this story, 36% are rated left, 35% are rated centre, 29% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump mentioned Biden 890 times, Reuters analysis finds biased?
Trump mentioned Biden 890 times, Reuters analysis finds is one event reported by 49 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 outlets covered Trump mentioned Biden 890 times, Reuters analysis finds?
49 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.
How many times did Donald Trump mention Joe Biden?
According to a Reuters analysis of his public appearances and posts from January 1, 2026, Donald Trump mentioned Joe Biden's name at least 890 times. This averages out to nearly three mentions per day.
What topics did Trump most often link Biden to?
Donald Trump most frequently mentioned Joe Biden when discussing the economy, migration, and foreign policy. The Reuters analysis found at least 210 mentions related to the economy, 168 to migration, and 138 to foreign policy.
Did Trump blame Biden for specific issues?
Yes, Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden for high living costs, migration issues, and foreign policy decisions. He also cited Biden for a lack of military ammunition and problems in the US steel industry during a NATO meeting.

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