Democrats win House and Senate; Steve Kerr jokes he lost out on Trump's $5,000 checks
Photo: Awful AnnouncingGolden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said on Wednesday that he was disappointed to miss out on a $5,000 check, a day after Democrats took control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. Kerr told reporters he had been looking forward to the payment President Donald Trump had promised every American adult if Republicans won the midterms, and joked that he had already spent the money. Democrats also flipped governor and state legislature seats, one report said. Trump had promoted the payment offer at a UFC event the weekend before Election Day. Kerr has long criticized Trump and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.
Left-leaning HuffPost leads with the quip itself, framing it as Kerr roasting Trump after a Blue Wave election, and adds his history of criticism, including skipping a White House visit after the 2017 and 2018 championships and his 2024 Harris endorsement. Alternative outlet Awful Announcing ties the joke to Kerr's causes, such as reining in ICE and restricting gun sales, and highlights the UFC advertising pitch, calling the offer stupid and likely illegal in its own voice. Right-leaning Daily Mail uses the most charged language, calling Kerr Trump-hating, describing him as trolling and gloating over a blue tsunami and a landslide it says may have signaled the death knell for MAGA. It casts the payment as an unfulfilled Trump promise, while its opening does not mention Kerr's White House history or Harris endorsement. All three agree on Kerr's remark and the Democratic gains; they differ mainly in emphasis, with HuffPost on Kerr's record, Awful Announcing on policy and the ad, and Daily Mail on Trump's loss.
How the sides differ Left sources frame Kerr's quip as a roast of Trump; alternative sources stress his policy stances; right sources stress Trump's defeat.
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Leads with Kerr's quip and frames it as a roast after a Blue Wave, featuring his past criticism of Trump and his 2024 Harris endorsement. The coverage is built around Kerr's record and words.
Frames Kerr's joke against his political causes and the UFC ad pitch for the payment, with its own commentary calling the offer stupid and likely illegal.
Uses charged language such as Trump-hating, trolls and death knell for MAGA to present Kerr's joke as gloating over a Democratic landslide and a Trump setback.