Trump says he "could have done very bad things" to Clinton, Obama and Biden
At an Oval Office event on Wednesday, President Trump said he "could've done very bad things" to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden but held back out of respect for the presidency. He added: "I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he "could've done very bad things" to Hillary Clinton and former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama. The IndependentLC “President Donald Trump said that he “could’ve done very bad things” to Hillary Clinton and former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.” Read at The Independent ↗ Irish IndependentRC “Trump: I ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden” Read at Irish Independent ↗ Left · 1He spoke at an Oval Office announcement about his "Trump Accounts" for children, after returning to Washington from campaign events across the country ahead of the midterms. The IndependentLC “during an Oval Office announcement touting his “Trump Accounts” for children after returning to Washington, D.C. from a series of campaign events across the country ahead of the midterms” Read at The Independent ↗ Left · 1A reporter had asked about his earlier claim that Democrats would impeach him if they won control of Congress in November; asked "For what?", Trump replied "They don't know" before turning to Clinton, Biden and Obama. The IndependentLC ““They don’t know,” Trump said, before he pivoted to attacking Clinton and his Democratic predecessors.” Read at The Independent ↗
Left · 1Trump said he thought it inappropriate to act against them because "you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect", and that he had had "plenty of people" urge him to "go get them" but refused. The IndependentLC “I …thought it was inappropriate to do so because you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect.””““I’ve had plenty of people say, Let’s go get them.’ And I said no, you can’t do that to the presidency,”” Read at The Independent ↗ Mixed · 2He then said he learned that Democrats "impeached me twice" and that "to this moment, I can do whatever I want, if I want", adding: "They've done some very bad things." The IndependentLC ““Then I found out that they impeached me twice and I certainly, to this moment, I can do whatever I want, if I want,”” Read at The Independent ↗ Irish IndependentRC “The president added: ‘I can do whatever I want, if I want’” Read at Irish Independent ↗ Left · 1The coverage does not say what actions Trump meant, and neither report includes a response from Clinton, Biden, Obama or Democrats. The IndependentLC ““I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton,” Trump began.” Read at The Independent ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- The Independent reports the remarks straight, with the full quotes and the context of the Oval Office event and the midterm campaign.
- Emphasis
- The exchange about impeachment and Trump's pivot to attacking predecessors.
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““They don’t know,” Trump said, before he pivoted to attacking Clinton and his Democratic predecessors.” — The Independent
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- The Irish Independent runs the same headline and leads with Trump's line that he can do whatever he wants.
- Emphasis
- The "I can do whatever I want, if I want" quote.
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“The president added: ‘I can do whatever I want, if I want’” — Irish Independent
What every side reports
- Trump said he "could have done very bad things" to Clinton, Obama and Biden.
- He said "I can do whatever I want, if I want."
Donald Trump person
Trump says he refrained from acting against Clinton, Obama and Biden out of respect for the presidency, but that being impeached twice means he can now do whatever he wants.
““I’ve had plenty of people say, Let’s go get them.’ And I said no, you can’t do that to the presidency,”” — The Independent
Left1 article
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Trump: I ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden
Neutral Straight account with extended quotes and context of the event and a reporter's question.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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Trump: I ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden
Neutral Same headline as the Independent; the lede foregrounds the 'I can do whatever I want' quote.
- 7 Oct 19:59 First The IndependentLC Trump: I ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden
- 7 Oct 20:00 First Irish IndependentRC Trump: I ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden
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