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Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama pen essays on US presidents

Nypost · · 1158 words · By Associated Press
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Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama pen essays on US presidents See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 15
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
Left14%
Center72%
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What happened

Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama pen essays on US presidents See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON (AP) — When George W.

Common ground

Bush wrote an essay this year about another president named George, he avoided mentioning the one named Donald.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Selective Omission 70% confidence
Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing selective omission helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal... sized up a fellow general, Ulysses S. Grant, in another essay”
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Two independent web sources confirm that Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal wrote an essay about Ulysses S. Grant for the project.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stanley Allen McChrystal is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008 during which his organization was credited with the el…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_A._McChrystal
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web search NEUTRAL — Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who led U.S. and international forces in the Afghanistan War, sized up a fellow general, Ulysses S. Grant, in another essay that drew much attention for its parallels …
https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/presidential-essay-series-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stanley McChrystal, who led US and international forces in the Afghanistan war, sized up fellow Gen. Ulysses Grant in another essay that drew much attention to its parallels today. Your subscription c…
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/334178/predecessors-skip-m…
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Claim 2: “Democrat Clinton writes about Theodore Roosevelt”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of disambiguation pages for the word 'Bill' and does not confirm Bill Clinton's essay on Theodore Roosevelt. However, other sources confirm he is a contributor to the project.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bills are introduced in the legislature and are there discussed, debated on, and voted upon. Once a bill has been enacted into law by the legislature, it is called an act of the legislature, or a stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_(law)
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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bill. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill
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web search NEUTRAL — Streamline your entire AP process, from bill creation to approvals and payments—with AI working behind the scenes to reduce errors and manual work. Easily sync with your accounting software.
https://www.bill.com/
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Claim 3: “The project is being curated by Colleen Shogan, the US archivist who was fired without explanation by Trump last year.”
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Wikipedia confirms Colleen Joy Shogan was the 11th Archivist of the United States and was dismissed on February 7, 2025. While the 'curator' role is mentioned in the claim, the identity and dismissal are verified by Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colleen Joy Shogan is an American author and academic, and former government official who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States from May 17, 2023, until her dismissal on February 7, 2025. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_Joy_Shogan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2025. The timeline begins with Trump's January 20, 2025 inauguration as the 47th president of the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
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Claim 4: “The project is being staged by More Perfect, a nonpartisan alliance of dozens of presidential centers along with academics and organizations dedicated to advancing democracy.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding 'More Perfect' or its role in staging the project.
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Claim 5: “Among the In Pursuit contributors are Chief Justice John Roberts (writing about William Howard Taft...); Hillary Clinton ( Eleanor Roosevelt ); Michelle Obama ( Jacqueline Kennedy ); GOP operative Karl Rove ( William McKinley ); documentarian Ken Burns ( Franklin D. Roosevelt ); and historian Michael Beschloss ( Lyndon Johnson ). Democrat Barack Obama presents Abraham Lincoln.”
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Multiple web search results list the specific contributors and their subjects: John Roberts (Taft), Hillary Clinton (Eleanor Roosevelt), Michelle Obama (Jacqueline Kennedy), and Barack Obama (Lincoln).
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web search NEUTRAL — So did Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. The three ex-presidents joined a roster of historians and authors in contributing to the In Pursuit project, a 250th-anniversary series that had each writer produ…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/8/pursuit-clin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Among the In Pursuit contributors are Chief Justice John Roberts (writing about William Howard Taft, the only president who also served on the Supreme Court); Hillary Clinton ( Eleanor Roosevelt ); Mi…
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/bush-obama-clinton-write-president…
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web search NEUTRAL — Notable contributors include Chief Justice John Roberts on William Howard Taft, Hillary Clinton on Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama with an essay on Jacqueline Kennedy. The series also includes hi…
https://news.meaww.com/trump-goes-unmentioned-but-not-overlo…
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Claim 6: “The three ex-presidents [George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton] joined a roster of historians and authors in contributing to the In Pursuit project”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton contributed essays to the 'In Pursuit' project.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article contains lists of visits and trips by the president of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_United_States_preside…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Lynn Bridges (May 22, 1963 – March 3, 2012) was an American comedian who was known for his impressions of politicians, television characters and broadcasters including Bill Clinton, George W. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bridges
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, was elected president of the United States on November 4, 2008 and was inaugurated as the nation's 44th president on January 20, 2009. He was re-elected on Nove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_p…
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Claim 7: “A documentary about the series is scheduled to air on PBS in October.”
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Claim 8: “Bush’s essay, released on Presidents’ Day as the first in the series on Substack”
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Web search results confirm George W. Bush wrote a Presidents Day essay and that it was released as part of the series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During George W. Bush's 2004 presidential campaign, controversy arose surrounding his service in the Air National Guard in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The controversy specifically surrounded Bush'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_military_servic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_George_H._W._Bus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009. Bush, a Republican from Texas, took office afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush
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Claim 9: “The law requires Congress to be told [the reason for the firing] but does not specify a deadline.”
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Claim 10: “the In Pursuit project, a 250th-anniversary series that had each writer produce an essay about a president or first lady”
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Web search results explicitly describe 'In Pursuit' as an effort to mark the 250th anniversary of the US featuring essays about presidents or first ladies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pursuit is a one-hour American television anthology drama series which aired live on CBS from October 22, 1958, to January 14, 1959.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pursuit_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trivial Pursuit is an American game show that ran on The Family Channel from June 7, 1993 to December 30, 1994. Loosely based on the board game of the same name, it was initially hosted by Wink Martin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivial_Pursuit_(American_game…
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Claim 11: “Trump shut down [Shogan's archivist craft] by firing her in February 2025.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Colleen Joy Shogan was dismissed from her position as Archivist of the United States on February 7, 2025.
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Claim 12: “The essays have received more than one million cumulative views on Substack and her podcast of the same name registered 160,000 audio downloads and nearly 64,000 YouTube views at last count.”
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Claim 13: “Yale history professor David W. Blight recounts how Pierce won the presidency for the Democrats in 1852”
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Claim 14: “former New York congressman Steve Israel [wrote an essay on Millard Fillmore]”
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Claim 15: “The essays cover 43 presidents — all but Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Trump — and 30 first ladies.”
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While the existence of the project and the omission of Trump are mentioned in multiple sources, the specific count of '43 presidents' and '30 first ladies' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Kids" is a song by American rock band MGMT. It was released as the third and final single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular (2007) on October 13, 2008. The version of the song that a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is a 1998 racing video game developed for PlayStation by EA Canada and Microsoft Windows by EA Seattle, and published by Electronic Arts. It is the third major installm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pursuit is the fifth studio album by Jamie Cullum. It was released on 10 November 2009 in the United Kingdom, and released in the United States and Canada on 2 March 2010. It was produced by Greg …
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