Detransitioner says CNN town hall organizers wouldn't let her question Talarico
Soren Aldaco, a detransitioner, said on a podcast that CNN town hall organizers told her the night before that she couldn't attend and speak to Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. CNN and Talarico's campaign had not commented in the coverage.
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Right · 2Soren Aldaco, a 23-year-old detransitioner, said on "The Katie Miller Podcast" on Monday, Oct. 26, that she tried to attend a CNN town hall with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico but was told she could not participate. Fox NewsR “Detransitioner Soren Aldaco said in an interview Monday that she tried to attend a CNN town hall with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico earlier this month” Read at Fox News ↗ Just the NewsRC “organizers told her she could not participate the night before the event” Read at Just the News ↗ Right · 1Aldaco said organizers "didn't get back to us until the evening before" and then said they could not get her "in that room"; Fox News wrote that she was "allegedly" told this, and the account rests on her own statement. Fox NewsR “"They actually didn't get back to us until the evening before and said, 'No, we can't get you in that room,' like 'you can't talk to him,'" Aldaco said.”“organizers did not respond to her request until the night before the event and allegedly told her she could not participate” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2The event was a CNN and Jubilee Media town hall held on Oct. 14, in a "prove me wrong" format modelled on Steven Crowder's, where Talarico took audience questions as well as questions from moderator Erin Burnett. Fox NewsR “CNN and Jubilee Media hosted a town hall with Talarico on Oct. 14, where he faced questions from the audience, as well as questions from moderator Erin Burnett.” Read at Fox News ↗ Just the NewsRC “where he did the 'prove me wrong' [Steven] Crowder format” Read at Just the News ↗
Right · 2Aldaco alleges she was groomed online and pursued medical treatment as a teenager. She is suing a therapist and counseling provider over her double mastectomy, and the Texas Supreme Court ruled on June 26 that she had not missed the deadline to bring her claims, reversing a lower court's finding that the suit was time-barred. Fox NewsR “The Texas Supreme Court ruled on June 26 that Aldaco had not missed the deadline to pursue her claims against a therapist and counseling provider” Read at Fox News ↗ Just the NewsRC “who is suing a therapist and counseling provider regarding the double mastectomy she received to resemble a man” Read at Just the News ↗ Right · 2Aldaco said Talarico should have a "long-form conversation, a real face-to-face" with people like her, and that he fails to acknowledge the repercussions of his past statements, including that there are six genders, which he has since called incorrect. Fox NewsR “"He needs to have a long-form conversation, a real face-to-face with someone like me."” Read at Fox News ↗ Just the NewsRC “"I think he is failing to acknowledge the repercussions of how he's been wrong in the past” Read at Just the News ↗ Right · 1She also said she had tried to reach Talarico across five bills, four years and two legislative sessions, and that he would not talk to her about bills that would have helped people who still identify as trans. Fox NewsR “I tried to get in contact with you across five bills, four years and two sessions, and you wouldn't talk to me” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 2At the town hall Talarico answered a question on gender-affirming care, in which an audience member noted his support for a federal ban on gender transition surgeries for minors but not on puberty blockers and hormones. He also answered a Republican audience member's question about his past remarks calling God "nonbinary" and saying the Bible supports his abortion stance, and said "Yes" when asked whether the Bible is the absolute source of truth. Just the News reported that the Independent Women's Forum dismissed his answer on minors as an attempt to "walk back most of his stances". Just the NewsRC “Talarico did take a question on gender affirming care from an audience member”“walk back most of his stances on minor sex rejecting procedures” Read at Just the News ↗ Fox NewsR “Talarico responded, "Yes."” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2Talarico has described his earlier comments as "provocative" and has blamed Republican extremism for prompting them. CNN did not return Fox News Digital's request for comment, and Talarico's campaign did not immediately respond. Fox NewsR “CNN did not return Fox News Digital's request for comment.”“Talarico's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.” Read at Fox News ↗ Just the NewsRC “Talarico has dismissed his previous comments as being intentionally provocative.” Read at Just the News ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets lead with Aldaco's allegation that CNN organizers shut her out of the Talarico town hall, drawing on her podcast interview and mixing in Talarico's past remarks on gender and faith.
- Emphasis
- Aldaco's account, her lawsuit and Talarico's earlier comments and backtracking on gender and faith.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No response from CNN or Talarico's campaign, and no detail on how Aldaco applied, what the audience selection process was, or why organizers declined.
- Charged language
- “so-called gender affirming care”“banned her”“Ex-transgender woman”“walk back most of his stances on minor sex rejecting procedures”
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“organizers did not respond to her request until the night before the event and allegedly told her she could not participate” — Fox News
“Ex-transgender woman says CNN town hall organizers banned her from Talarico event” — Just the News
What every side reports
- Aldaco said on Katie Miller's podcast that she tried to attend the Oct. 14 CNN/Jubilee Media town hall with Talarico.
- She says organizers told her the evening before that she could not take part.
- Talarico took audience questions on gender-affirming care and on faith at the event.
Where accounts differ
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Whether CNN barred Aldaco from the town hall
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- Both outlets relay Aldaco's account that organizers refused her; Fox says she was "allegedly" told this, while Just the News's headline says organizers "banned her". Neither includes a response from CNN.
Soren Aldaco person
Says CNN town hall organizers told her the night before that she could not be in the room to speak to Talarico, and that he should meet face to face with detransitioners and own the consequences of his past statements.
“They actually didn't get back to us until the evening before and said, 'No, we can't get you in that room,'” — Fox News
James Talarico person
Has called his earlier remarks on gender and God "provocative" and blamed Republican extremism for them; at the town hall he affirmed the Bible as the absolute source of truth. His campaign had not responded on Aldaco's claim.
“Talarico's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.” — Fox News
“Talarico has dismissed his previous comments as being intentionally provocative.” — Just the News
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Detransitioner says she was denied opportunity to deliver Talarico a message at CNN town hall
Mixed Reports Aldaco's claim as an allegation and notes CNN's silence, then surrounds it with extensive material on Talarico's past remarks and backtracking.
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Ex-transgender woman says CNN town hall organizers banned her from Talarico event
Critical Presents Aldaco's account, relayed from Fox News, under a headline saying organizers "banned" her, and adds criticism of Talarico's answers from the Independent Women's Forum.
- 26 Oct 23:52 First Fox NewsR Detransitioner says she was denied opportunity to deliver Talarico a message at CNN town hall
- 28 Oct 01:14 +25h 21m Just the NewsRC Ex-transgender woman says CNN town hall organizers banned her from Talarico event
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