The Detroit News Article RatingTrump calls Senate ally Lindsey Graham a 'RINO' over differences in pardoning Jan. 6 rioters
Feb 03, 2022 View Original Article
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| "During the Newsmax interview, Trump continued to insist that Jan. 6 rioters were being treated more harshly than radical left people involved in protests by groups such as antifa and Black Lives Matter." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "I mean, Lindsey's a nice guy, but" | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate, you have to have a working relationship with President Donald Trump, said Graham, who has played golf with Trump on multiple occasions." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate, you have to have a working relationship with President Donald Trump, said Graham, who has played golf with Trump on multiple occasions." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate, you have to have a working relationship with President Donald Trump, said Graham, who has played golf with Trump on multiple occasions." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "he's talking about if he says that, Trump added later in the interview, during which he continued to advocate for pardons for many Jan. 6 rioters, calling some of them patriots." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "I don't want to reinforce that defiling the Capitol was okay, Graham said." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "he's a RINO, Trump said in an interview aired Tuesday night on Newsmax, using the acronym for Republican in name only, a term used by Republicans to insult those they don't believe belong in the party." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "In an interview last month on Fox News, for example, Graham called Trump the most consequential Republican since Ronald Reagan and said he could handily win the GOP nomination if he wanted it and be reelected president in 2024." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "In an interview last month on Fox News, for example, Graham called Trump the most consequential Republican since Ronald Reagan and said he could handily win the GOP nomination if he wanted it and be reelected president in 2024." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Trump first dangled the prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 rioters at a rally Saturday in Texas." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Many of these people are not guilty, Trump said." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "The former president has repeatedly taken aim at McCoell recently for perceived shortcomings as a leader." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump also sought to downplay the violence of the day." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Separately, Trump said in a legal filing this week that the arguments of Capitol Police officers injured in the attack who are suing him grasp at straws and that the blame for violence that day belongs with congressional and municipal leaders in Washington." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "President Trump acted promptly and reasonably to prevent danger and damage on January 6, 2021." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Three other Trump supporters at the Capitol that day also died." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "For us to remain a nation of laws, not men, we must speak with one voice when it comes to politically motivated violence, Graham said." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Graham was among several prominent Republicans who later pushed back against Trump's comments." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Graham was among several prominent Republicans who later pushed back against Trump's comments." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "I would absolutely give them a pardon if things don't work out fairly, Trump said of the Jan. 6 rioters being prosecuted." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "We are confident that our amended complaint alleged in detail former president Trump's participation in the unlawful conspiracy and other unlawful acts, Brody said." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Lindsey Graham doesn't know what the hell" | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Former president Donald Trump castigated Sen. Lindsey O. Graham, R-S.C., one of his closest allies in the Senate, as a RINO for disagreeing with him over whether some Trump supporters being prosecuted in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection deserve presidential pardons." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Former president Donald Trump castigated Sen. Lindsey O. Graham, R-S.C., one of his closest allies in the Senate, as a RINO for disagreeing with him over whether some Trump supporters being prosecuted in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection deserve presidential pardons." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "During an appearance Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation, Graham called the suggestion of clemency for those accused in the Capitol riot inappropriate." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "In a legal filing Monday, lawyers for Trump pushed back against claims of Capitol Police officers that Trump had conspired with members of right-wing militia groups, among others, to trigger the attempt on Jan. 6 to overturn the 2020 presidential election results." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "In a legal filing Monday, lawyers for Trump pushed back against claims of Capitol Police officers that Trump had conspired with members of right-wing militia groups, among others, to trigger the attempt on Jan. 6 to overturn the 2020 presidential election results." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "In a statement Wednesday, Graham made no mention of Trump but stood by his position that he does not favor pardons." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "In a statement Wednesday, Graham made no mention of Trump but stood by his position that he does not favor pardons." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "While Graham was initially critical of Trump's actions related to the insurrection, he has emerged as one of the biggest cheerleaders for another Trump run for the White House." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "While Graham was initially critical of Trump's actions related to the insurrection, he has emerged as one of the biggest cheerleaders for another Trump run for the White House." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "While Graham was initially critical of Trump's actions related to the insurrection, he has emerged as one of the biggest cheerleaders for another Trump run for the White House." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "Well, Lindsey Graham's wrong." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "McCoell did not fully embrace Trump's suggestion of pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, telling reporters Tuesday that I would not be in favor of shortening any of the sentences for any of the people who pleaded guilty to crimes." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "McCoell did not fully embrace Trump's suggestion of pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, telling reporters Tuesday that I would not be in favor of shortening any of the sentences for any of the people who pleaded guilty to crimes." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "During the Newsmax interview, Trump continued to insist that Jan. 6 rioters were being treated more harshly than radical left people involved in protests by groups such as antifa and Black Lives Matter." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Graham also said he would not support Mitch McCoell, R-Ky., for reelection as the Senate GOP leader if he did not build a better working relationship with Trump." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "Graham also said he would not support Mitch McCoell, R-Ky., for reelection as the Senate GOP leader if he did not build a better working relationship with Trump." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "Graham also said he would not support Mitch McCoell, R-Ky., for reelection as the Senate GOP leader if he did not build a better working relationship with Trump." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
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24% : During the Newsmax interview, Trump continued to insist that Jan. 6 rioters were being treated more harshly than "radical left people" involved in protests by groups such as antifa and Black Lives Matter.*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.