A Wall Street Journal analysis found that the number of times conservative podcasts mentioned Donald Trump's name has dropped.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiSep 24, 2026
The Wall Street Journal's analysis of about 70,000 hours of conservative podcasts, published September 23, 2026, found that mentions of Trump's name on those shows had dropped sharply, roughly 70% from their pre-2024-election peak and about 30% since the Iran war began in late February.
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… The Political Report has just moved their ratings for several key races in conservative states toward Democrats. Even his loyal cult of MAGA podcasters are trying to pretend he doesn't exist. A new analysis by the Wall Street Journal found that the number of times conservative podcasts that used to be his bread and butter, like his air everybody, the number of times they mentioned Donald Trump's name has dropped dramatically. Look at this chart. Over the course of his second term, Trump is on course for another midterm rebuke from voters, possibly even bigger than the first one. And so he's lashing out the same way he did the first time. …
The Briefing with Jen Psaki · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. WSJ analysis of 70,000+ hours across 147 political podcasts found Trump mentions on conservative podcasts fell about 70% from their peak before the 2024 election, dropping to about 11 per hour by Sept. 20.[1][4][5]
Supports. CNN reported the WSJ analysis found mentions of Trump had plunged nearly 70% from their peak before the 2024 election, with the WSJ reporter who led the analysis confirming the finding on air.[2]
Supports. The WSJ's own September 23 report, which tracked podcast content, describes conservative podcasters drifting away from their focus on Trump.[3]
Context. Later coverage (CBC, November 1) continues to cite the WSJ's 70% drop, and the decline is attributed to the Iran war and the post-2024 election slide.[6][7]
Context. The claim's extracted wording matches the passage, which described the mentions as having dropped dramatically; the WSJ analysis itself is the cited source, not the claimant.
Sources
7 sources: 3 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Trump Mentions Plummet Across MAGA Podcasts: Analysis ...huffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2WSJ analyzes 70000 hours of MAGA podcasts, Trump ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3MAGA Podcasters Are Tuning Out Trump. We Tracked What They Are Talking About Now.wsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Ditched by MAGA Podcasters en Masse - Mediaitemediaite.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5WSJ reveals new evidence MAGA is 'tuning out' Trumpalternet.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6ANALYSIS | In 2024, they were all-in for MAGA. Now, many young men are dumping Trump | CBC Newscbc.ca · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Young men and right-leaning podcasters helped Trump win in 2024. Both have soured on himatinitonews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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