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Trump moves to allow more beef to be imported to lower prices
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 15 reports on this story from 15 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 3 left-leaning, 4 center, and 8 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 92 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 8 of the 15 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 7 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 20 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: TIME, HuffPost, MSNBC, NewsNation, The Hill, Roll Call, Straight Arrow News, Just the News, The Gateway Pundit, The Western Journal, The Federalist, The Center Square, Fox Business, 1819 News, The American Conservative.
Left(3)
TIMEBAug 21, 7:28 PM
With Beef Costs Skyrocketing, Trump Announces a Tariff Deal Aimed at Lowering Prices
The President is expected to sign an Executive Order regarding the deal within the next couple of weeks.
HuffPostCAug 21, 7:08 PM
Republicans Are Beefing With Trump Over Foreign Meat Import: ‘What A Slap In The Face’
“This is like throwing a bunch of cheap SHEIN s**t into Nordstrom and refusing to brand it as such,” right-wing personality Tomi Lahren wrote.
MSNBCCAug 21, 10:46 PM
‘Extremely disappointed’: Western GOP lawmakers slam Trump’s beef plan
“American ranchers have been struggling ... and this will further harm them — most of whom are MAGA Republicans,” Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said. The post ‘Extremely disappointed’: Western GOP lawmake
Center(4)
NewsNationBAug 21, 3:49 PM
Trump announces beef import plan aimed at lowering prices
President Trump says the imported beef will be sold at 25% "below current market prices."
The HillBAug 21, 9:59 PM
Trump defends beef import plan after GOP blowback
President Trump defended his decision Friday to temporarily suspend higher tariffs on ground beef imports, saying it’s “what the people want.” “We want to get the beef prices down, so we will get them
Roll CallAAug 21, 4:24 PM
Trump creates beef with ranchers over new import plan
President Donald Trump’s new plan to temporarily allow more tariff-free foreign beef into the U.S. in an effort to bring down prices has only ramped up tensions with domestic cattle ranchers, who warn
Straight Arrow NewsBAug 21, 6:45 PM
Trump to waive tariffs to boost beef imports. Ranchers say it’ll hurt more than help
President Trump announced he’s waiving tariffs on foreign beef in an effort to lower prices, but U.S. ranchers are pushing back.
Right(8)
Just the NewsCAug 22, 12:00 AM
Trump moves to allow more beef to be imported to lower prices
Beef prices have reached record highs as the U.S. cattle herd has shrunk, consumer demand remains strong, and imports from Mexico have been limited by an outbreak of a flesh-eating pest affecting catt
The Gateway PunditDAug 22, 1:20 AM
Trump Announces Deal to ‘Substantially Lower the Price of Ground Beef’
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal aimed at lowering the price of ground beef for American shoppers by easing beef tariffs to import more from abroad. The post Trump Announces Deal to ‘
The Western JournalDAug 21, 10:36 PM
Trump Announces Deal to 'Substantially Lower the Price of Ground Beef'
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal aimed at lowering the price of ground beef for American shoppers by easing beef tariffs to import more from abroad. Trump made […] The post Trump Anno
The FederalistCAug 22, 10:03 AM
If Trump Wants To Reduce Beef Prices, He Should Help Struggling Farmers Grow Their Herds
Instead of looking for short-term Band-Aids to mask the beef price problem heading into the mid-terms, the Trump admin should instead focus on ways to incentivize heifer retention in order to increase
The Center SquareBAug 21, 10:00 PM
Trump pauses tariff on imported beef with pushback from ranchers, some America First advocates
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is temporarily lifting the tariff on beef to help lower prices for Americans at the grocery store.
Fox BusinessCAug 22, 12:54 AM
Trump allows 300,000 metric tons of tariff-free beef imports in bid to cut prices, drawing rancher backlash
Trump's tariff-free ground beef import plan drew sharp backlash from cattle industry groups and Republican senators warning it hurts ranchers.
1819 NewsBAug 22, 10:09 AM
‘Another slap in the face’: Alabama Cattlemen’s Association slams Trump’s beef import plan - 1819 News
‘Another slap in the face’: Alabama Cattlemen’s Association slams Trump’s beef import plan 1819 News
The American ConservativeBAug 22, 11:41 AM
Ranchers, Lawmakers Slam Trump’s Beef Tariff ‘Betrayal’
State of the Union: The president had said he would temporarily ease tariffs on beef imports. The post Ranchers, Lawmakers Slam Trump’s Beef Tariff ‘Betrayal’ appeared first on The American Conservati
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