Trump touts $6bn Korea Zinc investment at Tennessee rally
Former president also called Iranian leaders "crazy" and floated renaming an ocean during campaign event.
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President Donald Trump visited Tennessee again for the rally in Clarksville to support...
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What this story says
- Donald Trump held a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday to support Republican candidates.
- He announced a Korea Zinc investment of more than $6 billion in Tennessee, expected to create 740 jobs.
- Trump referred to Iranian leaders as "crazy" and suggested renaming an ocean the "Trump Ocean."
- Musician Kid Rock opened the rally with a statement on religious identity.
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
78/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
35/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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 President Donald Trump held a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday, campaigning for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. During the event, Trump promoted a significant investment from Korea Zinc in the state, stating it would be more than $6 billion and create 740 jobs. He also made remarks about foreign policy, calling Iranian leaders "crazy," and suggested renaming an ocean the "Trump Ocean."
Musician Kid Rock opened the rally. He stated, "We are not, and we will never be, one nation under Muhammad, because we are, and we always will be, one nation under God." Trump later thanked Kid Rock, whose given name is Bob.
Coverage disagreements
IntelliNews reported that Trump claimed Iran's leaders had softened their rhetoric following US military operations, stating they "don’t talk that way anymore." It also reported Trump claimed Iran's military capabilities were extensively damaged, with 159 ships sunk and its air force and air-defence systems destroyed. The outlet also noted Trump cited General Motors' previously announced $275 million investment in its Spring Hill manufacturing facility. IntelliNews also reported that the White House asserted Republican-backed tax policies had preserved $23 billion in economic activity in Tennessee and cited an average $3,674 tax refund for Tennesseans in 2026. It additionally reported that the White House asserted murders and overall crime in Memphis had declined approximately 36%, crediting the Memphis Safe Task Force. None of the other reports mention these specific figures or claims about Iran's military, tax refunds, or crime statistics in Memphis.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention the specific figures for Tennessee's economic activity or tax refunds that IntelliNews reported. The right-rated reports also do not mention Trump's claims about the extent of damage to Iran's military capabilities or the specific crime reduction statistics for Memphis that IntelliNews included.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 11 Oct 2026, 00:45, 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
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led on Donald Trump's rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, and his campaign for Republican candidates. Both IntelliNews and WSMV Nashville mentioned Trump touting billions of dollars in manufacturing investments, including the Korea Zinc project. They also reported Trump calling Iranian leaders "crazy" and floating the idea of a "Trump Ocean." IntelliNews, which provided a full report, detailed Trump's claims about Iran's military capabilities, his suggestions for renaming geographical features, and his comments on the economy and public safety. WSMV Nashville, a digest, focused on Kid Rock introducing Trump and mentioned Senator Marsha Blackburn and Charlie Hatcher addressing the rally.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports highlighted Kid Rock's opening remarks at the rally. The Gateway Pundit, Next News Network, and The Post Millennial all featured Kid Rock's statement about the US being "one nation under God" and not "under Muhammad." Fox News and Democratic Accent, which provided digests, also mentioned Trump touting the Korea Zinc investment and floating the "Trump Ocean" idea, alongside calling Iran's leaders "crazy."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump touts $6bn Korea Zinc investment at Tennessee rally?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 71% 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 touts $6bn Korea Zinc investment at Tennessee rally 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 touts $6bn Korea Zinc investment at Tennessee rally biased?
- Trump touts $6bn Korea Zinc investment at Tennessee rally 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 touts $6bn Korea Zinc investment at Tennessee rally?
- 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 Trump touts $6bn Korea Zinc investment at Tennessee rally?
- 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 was the main economic announcement at the rally?
- Donald Trump announced that Korea Zinc plans to invest more than $6 billion in Tennessee. This investment is expected to create approximately 740 jobs across Montgomery and Smith counties.
- What did Donald Trump say about Iran?
- During the rally, Donald Trump referred to Iranian leaders as "crazy." IntelliNews reported he also claimed their rhetoric had softened and that their military capabilities had been extensively damaged.
- Who opened the rally?
- Musician Kid Rock opened the rally. He made a statement about the United States being "one nation under God" and not "under Muhammad."
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
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- President Talks 'Trump Ocean,' Trades Jokes with Tennessee Crowd as Kid Rock Kicks Off Sprawling Rally (opens INTELLINEWS in a new tab)
INTELLINEWS — is INTELLINEWS biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kid Rock introduces President Donald Trump at Clarksville Republican rally (opens WSMV Nashville in a new tab)
WSMV Nashville — is WSMV Nashville biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
5- Kid Rock Brings Down the House at Trump Midterm Rally, Calls Islam a Cult * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
The Gateway Pundit — is The Gateway Pundit biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President talks 'Trump Ocean,' trades jokes with Tennessee crowd as Kid Rock kicks off sprawling rally – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
democraticaccent.com — is democraticaccent.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President talks 'Trump Ocean,' trades jokes with Tennessee crowd as Kid Rock kicks off sprawling rally (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Kid Rock Opens for Trump in Clarksville: 'We Will Never Be One Nation Under Muhammad' (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kid Rock declares US will always be ‘one nation under God’—not Muhammad—during Tennessee Trump rally (opens The Post Millennial in a new tab)
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