Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety
President repeats the phrase 'young, beautiful girls' during Nassau County event attended by law enforcement officials
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Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety
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What this story says
- Donald Trump said at a Nassau County rally that women described as 'young, beautiful girls' thank him daily for making Washington safer.
- The event was attended by Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and actor Kelsey Grammer, none of whom commented on the remarks.
- US homicides fell 18% last year, according to the Council on Criminal Justice, a trend consistent across cities with different political leadership.
- News38 reported Trump won the 2024 presidential election with 312 electoral votes, a claim no other outlet corroborated.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 8 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
86/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
35/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 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.
Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Nassau County, New York, on 15 August 2026. He told the crowd that women he called "young, beautiful girls" approach him at the White House to thank him for making Washington safer. The phrase was repeated six times during the speech.
The event was held in support of a Republican candidate for governor. It was attended by Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and actor Kelsey Grammer. Neither Blanche, Patel nor Grammer commented on Trump’s remarks about the women. Patel later praised police officers as "the bravest warriors on God’s green earth" and credited Trump for crime trends that began during the Biden administration.
The Council on Criminal Justice reported in July 2026 that US homicides fell by 18% over the previous year, equivalent to 254 fewer killings. Experts said the decline pushed crime rates below pre-2020 levels, a trend observed in cities with both Democratic and Republican leadership.
What the reports disagree on
News38 reported that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election with 312 electoral votes. No other outlet carried this claim. The Independent, The Daily Beast, Atlanta Black Star, Joe.My.God. and thueringen24.de did not mention the 2024 election result. Times of India and the second Independent digest did not address it either.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated digests or full reports mentioned the 2024 election result reported by News38. The centre-rated report did not address Trump’s remarks about the women or the Council on Criminal Justice’s crime statistics. The right-rated digest did not include the homicide decline or the election result.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 16 Aug 2026, 00:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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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
5 rated outlets
- The five left-rated digests and the full report in The Independent led on Trump’s repeated use of the phrase "young, beautiful girls". The Independent’s full report described the remarks as "bizarre" and noted that Trump feigned a conversation with one of the women, quoting him directly. The Daily Beast’s digest called the speech a "creepy rant". Atlanta Black Star’s digest said Trump "just can’t help himself" and that he had been warned not to make the comments.
- The Independent’s full report included the Council on Criminal Justice’s figure of an 18% drop in homicides. It also noted that crime trends began before Trump took office and continued under his administration. The report quoted Patel crediting Trump for the decline, despite the timeline. None of the left-rated digests mentioned the 2024 election result reported by News38.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- News38’s full report led on Trump’s 2024 election victory, which it said he won with 312 electoral votes. The report attributed the win to economic dissatisfaction, including inflation and wage stagnation, and to Trump’s ability to mobilise voters in swing states. It did not mention the Nassau County rally or Trump’s remarks about the women.
- The report included a biographical section on Trump, noting his 2016 and 2024 election wins and his criminal conviction. It said Trump’s return to the White House could have polarising effects but did not address crime rates or the Council on Criminal Justice’s findings.
Right
1 rated outlet
- The Times of India’s digest led on Trump’s claim that "young, beautiful girls in the White House" thank him for making Washington safer. The digest did not describe the remarks as unusual or quote any criticism of them. It did not mention the Council on Criminal Justice’s report on homicide rates or the 2024 election result.
Read it at the source
8 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
5- ‘He Just Can’t Help Himself’: Trump Takes the Stage Bragging About Who Visits Him at the White House — Then Says the One Thing He Was Warned Not to (opens Atlanta Black Star in a new tab)
Atlanta Black Star — is Atlanta Black Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump, 80, Thirsts Over ‘Young, Beautiful Girls’ in Creepy Rant (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
The Daily Beast — is The Daily Beast biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump: “Young Beautiful Girls Thank Me Every Day” (opens Joe.My.God. in a new tab)
Joe.My.God. — is Joe.My.God. biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump oddly claims ‘young beautiful girls’ come to White House and thank him (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
The Independent (US) — is The Independent (US) biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump oddly claims ‘young beautiful girls’ come to White House and thank him (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Independent — is The Independent biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
1Right
1Not rated
1Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 71% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety 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 Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety biased?
- Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety is one event reported by 8 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 Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety?
- 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 Trump rally speech in New York describes women thanking him for safety?
- 8 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 Donald Trump say at the Nassau County rally?
- Trump said women he called "young, beautiful girls" approach him at the White House to thank him for making Washington safer. He repeated the phrase six times and feigned a conversation with one of them. The remarks were made at a rally attended by law enforcement officials and actor Kelsey Grammer.
- How much have US homicides fallen in the past year?
- The Council on Criminal Justice reported a 18% drop in US homicides over the past year, equivalent to 254 fewer killings. Experts said the decline pushed crime rates below pre-2020 levels, a trend observed across cities with different political leadership.
- Which outlets reported Trump won the 2024 election?
- News38 reported Trump won the 2024 presidential election with 312 electoral votes. No other outlet in the reports below carried this claim. The Independent, The Daily Beast, Atlanta Black Star, Joe.My.God., Times of India and thueringen24.de did not mention it.
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