From the Left · Watch · October 21, 2026
Oct 22 · Trump rallies in South Carolina as Graham's Senate race tightens
MeidasTouch: Trump Gets Back and Makes It Worse…
Grade F (40/100). Podcast opener on Trump's return from the South Carolina rally and his remarks to the press, then Iran strike plans
Lehrer score 40/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: [0:55] 'Trump looked like absolute death, by the way' (host); −12 loaded wording: 'the Trump regime' (host, throughout); −24 factual error: [1:40] 'the Trump regime leaked to the New York Times' (no support given)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.
[0:55] 'Trump looked like absolute death, by the way' (host); 'the Trump regime' (host, throughout); [1:40] 'the Trump regime leaked to the New York Times' (no support given)
Splits: Podcast opener on Trump's return from the South Carolina rally and his remarks to the press, then Iran strike plans
- Broken. Rule: own-voice claim/analysis ([0:55] 'Trump looked like absolute death, by the way' (host))
- Broken. Rule: loaded wording ('the Trump regime' (host, throughout))
- Broken. Rule: factual error ([1:40] 'the Trump regime leaked to the New York Times' (no support given))
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