David Beasley calls Trump's post about Annie Andrews abhorrent
David BeasleyFormer Republican governor of South Carolina, on X
Beasley, a former Republican governor of South Carolina, calls the post abhorrent, says elections do not have to be about cruelty and lies, and urges voters to reject politics based on division and hate.
“This is abhorrent. Elections don't have to be about cruelty and lies. South Carolina deserves better.”
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Trump calls Senate candidate Annie Andrews by an anti-transgender slur; Darline Graham says she would not have said it that way
Trump repeatedly called South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Annie Andrews by an anti-transgender slur while backing Sen. Darline Graham. Andrews called his remarks not presidential and dishonest; Chuck Schumer and David Beasley condemned them, and Graham distanced herself from the wording.
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Beasley, a former Republican governor of South Carolina, quote-posts a FITSNews post about Trump weighing in on the Senate race and urges voters to reject politics based on division and hate.
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SC Daily Gazette report on reactions to Trump's post. It quotes Andrews at a Columbia campaign stop, 314 Action director Erik Polyak, former Gov. David Beasley and Darline Graham's comment to WACH FOX, and describes Andrews's past and current positions on transgender policy.
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Beasley was quote-posting a FITSNews post saying Trump had weighed in on the Senate race between Andrews and Graham.
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He urged voters to look at the merits of each candidate and said South Carolinians must reject politics based on division and hate and can disagree civilly.
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The reference point is Trump's use of an anti-transgender slur for Andrews while campaigning for Darline Graham. Beasley, quote-posting a report on Trump's post, calls it abhorrent and says elections do not have to be about cruelty and lies, which condemns it.
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