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Donald Trump's comment on injured soldiers sparks veteran anger -- "Insulting"

  • Bias Rating

    12% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -53% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. 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.

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-35% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who served 24 years with the Minnesota National Guard, took aim at Trump over the comments during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate.
46% : "Others took to social media to criticize Trump over the comments.
42% : At a campaign event in Milwaukee, Trump, the Republican nominee, was asked if he should have been tougher on Tehran after more than 100 soldiers were injured in a missile attack on the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq in January 2020, when he was president.
42% : Because the bombs never hit the fort," Trump said.
38% : Period," Mike Lavigne, an Army veteran and senior adviser at the nonprofit organization Vote Vets, wrote on X.The Veterans for Harris account wrote: "This is one of the most vile comments Trump has ever made.
20% : Trump, who has a history of controversies involving the military and veterans, had sparked criticism for downplaying the injuries in the days after the attack.
19% : Over 100 soldiers deployed were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries due to a missile attack while Trump was POTUS and he calls them headaches?!"

*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.

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