Trump criticised for using an antisemitic slur at Kansas rally

At a Kansas rally for Senator Roger Marshall, Trump said critics made Marshall look like 'some kind of a shylock-type guy', drawing criticism that the term is an antisemitic slur. He has used the term before.

L 84%C 8%R 8%

L 84% · C 8% · R 8% · 12 outlets

Left 3 · Centre-left 7 · Centre 1 · Centre-right 1 · Right 0

Blindspot for the right (barely covered by right-leaning outlets)

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How each side framed it

Left-leaning outlets

Prominent and condemnatory: 'vile slur' (Daily Beast). Also criticism of the ADL for not naming Trump (HuffPost, Guardian).

Centre outlets

Centre-rated outlets headline it: “Trump uses antisemitic slur at Kansas rally” (The Hill).

Right-leaning outlets

Almost absent. Only the Washington Examiner (centre-right) covered it in the sample, and it reported it straight, noting it was the second time.

Holding the paradox

Agreed facts

At a Kansas rally for Senator Roger Marshall, Trump said critics made Marshall look like 'some kind of a shylock-type guy'. He used the term before, in July 2025.

Where claims conflict

Trump's claim that Marshall was 'mandated by law' to sue patients: CNN quotes a Georgetown law expert saying that is false. Trump previously said he 'never heard it that way'.

The paradox

The right's silence lets the left define the moment. The left's focus on the word buries the underlying story, a senator who sued more than 700 patients, which arguably matters more to Kansas voters.

Sources by lean

Balanced: the same number of articles from the left, the centre and the right (up to 3 each). The bar above still counts every rated outlet we found. Bias and factual ratings come from Media Bias/Fact Check. How we balance · All ratings.

Showing 1 from each side of 12 rated outlets (L 10 / C 1 / R 1). Capped at 1 because that is all we found on the thinnest side. More coverage

Follow the money

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Who owns or funds the outlets covering this story (12 outlets)

Outlet	Lean	Ownership & funding (MBFC)
Daily Beast	Left	The Daily Beast’s parent company is IAC (InterActiveCorp). which is run by Barry Diller, who had led the creation of the Fox network. IAC’s CEO is Joey Levin. IAC (InterActiveCorp) is a media and Internet company comprised of some of the world’s well-known brands, such as HomeAdvisor, Vimeo, About.com, Dictionary.com, Investopedia, and more. source
Haaretz	Left	According to the Financial Times, Haaretz does not report its earnings. They were also the first Israeli paper to introduce the paywall. For subscription fees, please see here. source
HuffPost	Left	HuffPost is owned by BuzzFeed, Inc., a publicly traded digital media company based in New York. In November 2020, BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost from Verizon Media Group, with Verizon becoming a minority shareholder. In February 2021, BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti took charge of the combined properties. source
Bloomberg	Centre-left	Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP (The parent company of Bloomberg News). According to Investopedia, Bloomberg Terminal (remote software used to access financial information) is the most expensive among financial data providers. source
CNN	Centre-left	No ownership data found
NBC News	Centre-left	No ownership data found
New York Times	Centre-left	The Ochs-Sulzberger family controls the New York Times through Class B shares. Since 1967, the company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYT. Class B shares are those that are held privately. source
The Guardian	Centre-left	The Guardian and its companion publication, the Sunday newspaper The Observer, are owned by Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). Scott Trust Limited was created in 1936 to ensure the editorial independence of the publications and owns Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). source
Times of Israel	Centre-left	The Times of Israel is co-owned by David Horovitz and Seth Klarman. Revenue is generated through advertising..push({}); source
USA Today	Centre-left	USA Today is owned by the Gannett Company, headquartered in McLean, Virginia. It is one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States, with interests in newspapers, digital marketing services companies, and television broadcasting. Subscriptions and advertising generate revenue. source
The Hill	Centre	In 2021, The Hill was purchased by Nexstar, which owns around 200 TV stations and media outlets nationwide. The founder, chairman, president, and CEO of Nexstar is Perry A. Sook. source
Washington Examiner	Centre-right	The Washington Examiner is owned by Clarity Media Group, owned by Philip Anschutz, an American billionaire entrepreneur who describes himself as a “conservative Christian.” Anschutz is also the owner of the right-leaning Weekly Standard and has donated millions of dollars to right-leaning causes, including anti-LGBT groups, such as the Family Research Council, which has been labeled a hate group. source