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🗞️ Story file #710

Trump pledges $400 million to support Republican midterm campaigns

Oct 20, 3 PM ET to Oct 20, 7 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 20, 3 PM ETfirst on a front page: The Guardian
  2. Oct 20, 4 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
  3. Oct 20, 5 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
  4. Oct 20, 7 PM ETpeak: on 16 front pages

📰 Spread

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Oct 20, 4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PM816leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 20, 3 PM to Oct 20, 7 PM ET (peak 16), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 20, 3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PMMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 20, 2:00 PM ET: Trump Says He’s Plowing $400 Million Into Helping Republicans Win Midterms: ‘It Is My Great Honor’Raw StoryRaw StoryRaw Story, Oct 20, 2:00 PM ET: Trump touts $400M midterm Hail Mary as GOP money fails to move pollsJust the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Oct 20, 2:00 PM ET: Trump announces plans to spend $400M on GOP by end of midtermsFinancial TimesFinancial TimesFinancial Times, Oct 20, 3:00 PM ET: Trump pledges to spend $400mn on Republican Party midterm campaignsThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 20, 3:00 PM ET: Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midtermsThe Guardian, Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET: Michael Bloomberg spends $80m on Democrats as Trump moves $400m to Republican candidatesForbesForbesForbes, Oct 20, 3:00 PM ET: Trump Says He’ll Spend More Than $400 Million To Elect Republicans In MidtermsCNBCCNBCCNBC, Oct 20, 3:00 PM ET: Mike Bloomberg spent $80M to boost Democrats in midterms: NYTNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 20, 4:00 PM ET: Trump: Spending Over $400 Million to Win MidtermsNewsmax, Oct 20, 4:00 PM ET: Trump: Spending Over $400 Million on MidtermsReutersReutersReuters, Oct 20, 4:00 PM ET: Trump, Bloomberg ramp up spending ahead of midtermsThe Washington SunThe Washington SunThe Washington Sun, Oct 20, 4:00 PM ET: Michael Bloomberg Delivers $80 Million to Democrats in Final Midterms StretchThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit, Oct 20, 5:00 PM ET: President Trump Announces MASSIVE Spending Spree to Help Republicans Ahead of High-Stakes MidtermsNewsweekNewsweekNewsweek, Oct 20, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Pushes $400M to GOP in Midterms as Bloomberg Drops $80M For DemocratsThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 20, 5:00 PM ET: Trump says he’s spent $300M in midterms so farNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Oct 20, 5:00 PM ET: Mike Bloomberg is giving $80M to Democrats in closely watched midterms: reportRed StateRed StateRed State, Oct 20, 6:00 PM ET: Republican Party Trump Commits $400 Million to Republican Midterm Wins Ward ClarkRed State, Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET: Trump Commits $400 Million to Republican Midterm WinsSemaforSemaforSemafor, Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET: Bloomberg's $80 million bookends donor-dominated midterm📺 TVCNN, 4:02 PM ET: MIDTERMS GET MASSIVE CASH INFUSION IN FINAL WEEKS WITH RNC PUMPING IN $50 MILLION; BLOOMBERG GIVING $80 MILLION TO DEMSCNN, 4:03 PM ET: TRUMP RATCHETS UP ALARM ABOUT DEMS AS GOP HOPES NEW CASH INFUSION WILL STAVE OFF SIGNIFICANT MIDTERM LOSSESCNN, 4:04 PM ET: TRUMP: PLAN TO SPEND AT LEAST $400 MILLION TO AID GOP IN MIDTERMSCNN, 4:04 PM ET: TRUMP: PLAN TO SPEND AT LEAST $400 MILLION TO AID GOP IN MIDTERMSCNN, 4:04 PM ET: TRUMP RATCHETS UP ALARM ABOUT DEMS AS GOP HOPES NEW CASH INFUSION WILL STAVE OFF SIGNIFICANT MIDTERM LOSSESCNN, 4:05 PM ET: TRUMP RATCHETS UP ALARM ABOUT DEMS AS GOP HOPES NEW CASH INFUSION WILL STAVE OFF SIGNIFICANT MIDTERM LOSSESCNN, 4:05 PM ET: TRUMP: PLAN TO SPEND AT LEAST $400 MILLION TO AID GOP IN MIDTERMSCNN, 4:08 PM ET: MIDTERMS GET MASSIVE CASH INFUSION IN FINAL WEEKS WITH RNC PUMPING IN $50 MILLION; BLOOMBERG GIVING $80 MILLION TO DEMSCNN, 4:08 PM ET: TRUMP RATCHETS UP ALARM ABOUT DEMS AS GOP HOPES NEW CASH INFUSION WILL STAVE OFF SIGNIFICANT MIDTERM LOSSESCNN, 4:10 PM ET: TRUMP: PLAN TO SPEND AT LEAST $400 MILLION TO AID GOP IN MIDTERMSCNN, 4:12 PM ET: TRUMP RATCHETS UP ALARM ABOUT DEMS AS GOP HOPES NEW CASH INFUSION WILL STAVE OFF SIGNIFICANT MIDTERM LOSSESCNN, 4:13 PM ET: MIDTERMS GET MASSIVE CASH INFUSION IN FINAL WEEKS WITH RNC PUMPING IN $50 MILLION; BLOOMBERG GIVING $80 MILLION TO DEMSCNN, 4:13 PM ET: TRUMP: PLAN TO SPEND AT LEAST $400 MILLION TO AID GOP IN MIDTERMSCNN, 4:13 PM ET: TRUMP RATCHETS UP ALARM ABOUT DEMS AS GOP HOPES NEW CASH INFUSION WILL STAVE OFF SIGNIFICANT MIDTERM LOSSESCNN, 4:14 PM ET: MIDTERMS GET MASSIVE CASH INFUSION IN FINAL WEEKS WITH RNC PUMPING IN $50 MILLION; BLOOMBERG GIVING $80 MILLION TO DEMSFox News, 5:37 PM ET: BLOOMBERG GIVES DEMOCRATS $80 MILLIONMSNOW, 6:02 PM ET: CAMPAIGNS BRAWL WITH 14 DAYS TO GOMSNOW, 6:03 PM ET: CAMPAIGNS BRAWL WITH 14 DAYS TO GO📻 radioNPR News Now, Oct 20, 5:10 PM ET: story 3 of 8
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Political Wire

💬 quoted: “It Is My Great Honor”

🗣️ only one side says: 🐘 trump announces

✏️ 3 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • Newsmax (2 wordings): “Trump: Spending Over $400 Million to Win Midterms” → “Trump: Spending Over $400 Million on Midterms”
  • Red State (2 wordings): “Republican Party Trump Commits $400 Million to Republican Midterm Wins Ward Clark” → “Trump Commits $400 Million to Republican Midterm Wins”
  • The Guardian (2 wordings): “Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midterms” → “Michael Bloomberg spends $80m on Democrats as Trump moves $400m to Republican candidates”
Every outlet's first headline (16), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN9 min
MSNOW41 s
Fox News16 s
  • TRUMP: PLAN TO SPEND AT LEAST $400 MILLION TO AID GOP IN MIDTERMS CNN, 3 min
  • TRUMP RATCHETS UP ALARM ABOUT DEMS AS GOP HOPES NEW CASH INFUSION WILL STAVE OFF SIGNIFICANT MIDTERM LOSSES CNN, 3 min
  • MIDTERMS GET MASSIVE CASH INFUSION IN FINAL WEEKS WITH RNC PUMPING IN $50 MILLION; BLOOMBERG GIVING $80 MILLION TO DEMS CNN, 2 min
  • CAMPAIGNS BRAWL WITH 14 DAYS TO GO MSNOW, 41 s
  • BLOOMBERG GIVES DEMOCRATS $80 MILLION Fox News, 16 s

📻 On the radio

  • NPR News Now, Oct 20, 5:10 PM ET: story 3 of 8

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

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🧶 Retelling

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🗣️ names in it: Donald Trump Republican Party Midterms Republican National Committee

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