‘Not presidential,’ SC Senate candidate says about Trump’s post others called cruel and offensive

By: Katharine Wilson

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: October 7, 2026

Words: 1,023

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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COLUMBIA — After President Donald Trump referred to Annie Andrews using a derogatory term for transgender people, the Democrat running to flip a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina dismissed his social media post as “definitely not presidential.”

Trump, who likes to assign nicknames to people, used a slur that rhymes with Andrews’ first name in a post Monday reiterating his “complete and total endorsement” for Sen. Darline Graham. Appointed in July to fulfill her …

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