Attention-Hungry Trump Mentioned Less and Less on MAGA Podcasts

Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS Right-wing podcasters are talking about Donald Trump less and less, a bombshell new analysis has uncovered.

A review of nearly 70,000 hours of conservative podcasts by The Wall Street Journal found substantial drops in mentions of the president, who has long operated under the mantra that all attention—even the bad—is ultimately good.

Around the 2024 presidential election, Trump’s name peaked at nearly 40 mentions per hour on conservative podcasts.

By the start of the Iran war in late February, the average was just under 20.

Currently, it is about 12, meaning name-drops have fallen nearly 70 percent since Trump’s reelection.

The Journal’s tally doesn’t even include right-wing podcasters who mention Trump’s name in a negative context.

Tucker Carlson is perhaps the most notable conservative commentator who publicly split with the president, citing the Iran war.

The data comes as some Republican candidates, aware of Trump’s poor polling on affordability and the Iran war, have begun to distance themselves from him.

Trump-endorsed Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, for instance, scrubbed the president’s name from his campaign website.

A Republican congressional candidate in Kentucky has made a similar change .

Meanwhile, election forecasters have largely been shifting races in Democrats’ favor.

On Wednesday, the Cook Political Report moved the Senate contests in Georgia, Kansas, and South Carolina away from Republicans.

The day prior, Fox News Power Rankings moved Georgia and Kansas away from the GOP as well—along with 15 House races.

Democrats also hold a substantial edge on the generic congressional ballot.