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How the coverage framed it

Most outlets covered this story in plain, factual terms, describing the announcement with neutral language such as "announces" or "to announce" and citing the $15 billion figure without commentary. The one meaningful framing departure came from Fox News, which diverged from the pack through the use of superlatives and political color: where others simply reported a "new" or "massive" steel plant, Fox led with "Largest-ever US steel plant" and added the phrase "key red state," situating the announcement within a partisan political geography rather than a straightforward economic one. Fox also characterized the development as Trump "unveiling" a "$15B investment," casting him in a more active, triumphant role. The overall bias spread of 2.5 points is driven almost entirely by that single outlet; the remaining coverage was largely uniform, sharing a neutral, wire-service register with no discernible ideological loading.