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President Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur on his Truth Social platform to attack Annie Andrews, the Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina, urging voters instead to support Republican Senator Marsha Graham. The Human Rights Campaign and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Trump’s language as inappropriate and disrespectful. Despite this controversy, Andrews focused her campaign message on healthcare and family issues without addressing the slur directly.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
President Donald Trump used a derogatory term targeting transgender individuals to attack Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews during her campaign against Republican Senator Darline Graham Nordone in South Carolina. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump referred to Andrews as “Annie ‘Trannie’ Andrews,” implying she supports policies like open borders and defunding the police, which he claimed were not aligned with South Carolina’s values.
Andrews responded by stating that she will work with anyone who wants to improve life for families in South Carolina. She emphasized her background as a pediatrician and mother, focusing on issues related to lowering costs and improving family well-being rather than engaging directly with Trump's insults. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Trump’s use of the slur, supporting Andrews by highlighting her community service.
Graham Nordone won the Republican primary in an August runoff election after her brother, former Senator Lindsey Graham, passed away in July and she was appointed to his seat. The campaign between the two candidates has been marked by contentious rhetoric from Trump, who frequently uses such nicknames for political opponents he opposes.
Written for “Trump Attacks Trans Candidate” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
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Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
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Leaning score withheld for article 58973: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-06
President Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur Monday to attack the Democratic nominee for the Senate in South Carolina as he urged voters to back Republican Sen. Darline Graham.
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he → use → Graham
In a Truth Social post, Trump referred to Democratic candidate Annie Andrews three times as “trannie.”
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Trump → refer → trannie
He said Andrews, who is not transgender, is “not for South Carolina.”
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who → say → Carolina
“And South Carolina must show, in the upcoming Election, that it is not for her,” Trump added.
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Trump → show → her
Andrews responded by largely ignoring the insult, saying in a statement first shared with NBC News that she will “work with anyone to put South Carolina first.”
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she → respond → Carolina
“As a mom and a pediatrician, I’m in this race to fight for my patients, my three kids, and South Carolina,” Andrews said, adding that “lowering costs and making life better for families across our state is going to take all of us working together.”
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life → ’m → us
“If you care more about your bills than the politics in Washington, this campaign is for you,” she said.
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she → care → you
Graham’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the post by Trump, who often uses insulting nicknames for politicians and officials he dislikes.
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he → respond → politicians
Reached for comment on why Trump used the slur, the White House referred NBC News to his social media post.
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House → reach → post
The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, blasted Trump’s remarks, calling them “the sad, disgusting, pathetic diatribes of a lame duck president with record-low approvals.”
“So low, in fact, he’s having to campaign in deep red territory in a desperate attempt to shore up support ahead of the midterms,” Ramiro Sarmiento, a spokesperson for the organization, said in a statement.
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Sarmiento → blast → statement
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., condemned Trump’s words Monday night, calling his attacks on Andrews “despicable.”
“Annie Andrews is a mom and pediatrician who’s always put her community first — and she’s exactly who South Carolina needs representing them in the Senate,” Schumer said on X.
Andrews, a physician, has previously said she does not support gender-affirming surgery for minors or transgender athletes’ participating in women’s sports.
Graham is running to keep her seat after Gov. Henry McMaster appointed her to fill her late brother’s seat after Lindsey Graham died in July.
Graham won the Republican primary in a runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman by nearly 5 percentage points.
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Graham → condemn → points
She has leaned heavily on Trump’s endorsement to make her case to South Carolina.
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She → lean → Carolina
While South Carolina has not elected a Democratic senator in nearly three decades, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the race toward Democrats last month, moving it from “Solid Republican” to “Likely Republican.”
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Report → elect → Republican
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