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Ex-GOP rep backs Harris saying Trump is unfit to serve as commander in chief again

Oct 24, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -42% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

85% : When he announced his retirement last year, Trump welcomed it.
25% : The former Michigan rep said he is "convinced" Harris is more capable of getting things done in a bipartisan fashion than Trump who has launched endless attacks on Democrats and promised to retaliate against his enemies.
24% : He has become the latest Republican to break from party loyalty in opposition to Trump who has become a deeply controversial figure even within the GOP.
13% : Upton was critical of Trump during his administration and in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
12% : Upton joins other notable Republicans like former vice president Dick Cheney, former congresswoman Liz Cheney as well as former Reagan, Bush I, Bush II and Trump administration staff and officials in endorsing Harris.
11% : Reflecting on the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Upton said Trump is "unfit to serve as commander in chief again" and has continued to engage in unacceptable "unhinged behavior", in a statement obtained by the New York Times.
11% : He cited the Senate's bipartisan immigration package, which Harris supports and Trump interfered with earlier this year causing it to stall.
5% : He broke with his party to vote in favor of holding Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress, condemning Trump for making racist comments about congresswomen of color on Twitter, impeaching Trump after January 6 and establishing the January 6 commission.

*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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