The Dispute Index

David Beasley

Portrait of David Beasley
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David Beasley is a Republican politician who served as the 113th governor of South Carolina from 1995 to 1999, after more than a decade in the South Carolina House of Representatives. From 2017 to 2023 he was executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

Also known as David M. Beasley, David Muldrow Beasley
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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by David Beasley, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by David Beasley

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David Beasley

Role at the time: Former Republican governor of South Carolina, on X

Condemned

Statement summary

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.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)David Beasley's X post on Trump's post about Annie AndrewsFull post
Why we used this label

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.

Read statementFull case: Trump calls Senate candidate Annie Andrews by an anti-transgender slur; Darline Graham says she would not have said it that way

A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.

Case

Trump calls Senate candidate Annie Andrews by an anti-transgender slur; Darline Graham says she would not have said it that way

Relationship to this case: Speaker

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.

Transgender Rights2026 Midterm ElectionsPublished

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