Trump Criticizes Media for Treating Powell 'Beautifully' in Death
We ran the numbers: There are 2235 news articles covering this topic. 35% (788) are left leaning, 53% (1172) are center, and 12% (275) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, former President Trump lambasted the media for what he said was too-favorable coverage of former Secretary of State Colin Powell after his death on Monday. While left-leaning articles highlight that Powell was a registered independent, and not a party man, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump said that Powell “made big mistakes on Iraq.”
A left-leaning article by NBC News highlights that Powell was a registered independent, and not a party man. Powell was the first military man since Dwight Eisenhower to be courted by both political parties to run for the White House.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Trump called Powell a “classic RINO,” which is an acronym for “Republican in name only.” Throughout his time in office, Trump criticized Powell and other architects of the Iraq War.
A right-leaning article by Washington Examiner highlights that Trump said that Powell “made big mistakes on Iraq.” Powell was battling a rare blood cancer in addition to coronavirus at the time of his death.