Washington Post Article Rating

Trump seethes over repeated microphone problems: 'I get so angry'

  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -6% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : But then someone handed Trump a new microphone.
52% : He vented some more, noted this was the last of multiple events and said, "I'm a human being, right?"The four-minute interlude came to a close with Trump reenacting his previous struggle to adjust to a microphone apparently placed too low for him, moving his hand up and down and bobbing his head as if trying to find the right distance.
39% : Trump ripped the microphone off its stand and kept going -- but the snags continued, and the chants returned.
34% : ""I'm telling you, I'm having a lot of problems with mics lately," Trump said.
26% : Check out how Harris and Trump stack up according to The Washington Post's presidential polling averages of seven battleground states.
24% : "I get so angry," Trump continued, playing up his displeasure with a grimace.
24% : "At his rally in Warren, Mich., earlier that day, Trump had complained onstage about "these mic guys.
19% : "I'll make you a deal," Trump said.
18% : Trump declared it "a pretty stupid situation.
18% : Trump said with a sour expression.

*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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