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Trade & tariffs

Tariffs, trade deals, import and export policy, and trade protectionism.

Soapbox Score on this issue (last 30 days)
L+1.9
1,388 mentions across 1200 episodes
Lean trend · L ↔ R
Range L+3.5 to L+1.1 · rolling 7-day index
Attention trend · mention volume
Peak 367 · Low 29 · rolling 7-day mention count
Left-leaning position
Tariffs are a regressive tax that raises prices; favor open, rules-based trade.
Right-leaning position
Tariffs protect American workers and industry; leverage to fix unfair trade.
Who's driving this issue this week
Trade & tariffs is L+1.8 over the last 7 days, weighted by audience reach.
MS NOW (MSNBC)L
L+6.111× · 10M
The HillM
R+5.815× · 2.1M
OANNR
R+9.66× · 1.4M
Brian Tyler CohenL
L+8.33× · 5.3M
David Pakman ShowL
L+9.03× · 3.7M
Fox NewsR
L+9.01× · 16M
CBS NewsM
R+6.93× · 7.1M
NewsNationM
L+5.84× · 2.8M
Rebel HQL
L+4.87× · 1.5M
PBS NewsHourM
L+8.22× · 5.4M
DW NewsM
R+5.23× · 6.5M
Fox BusinessR
L+5.94× · 3.4M
304 mentions
← Pulls LPulls R →
The Hill · R+5.8

“Tariff is my favorite word in the dictionary...Because of tariffs...look what's happening in Europe. They don't do tariffs. They're being eaten alive.”

Trump delivers remarks in Arizona ahead of midterms →
MS NOW (MSNBC) · L+6.1

“Donald Trump, he thinks that if some is good, then all is better...he's given all the chemo all at once. And now he's killing our economy. We're losing jobs and we're paying $5,600 on average because of this ridiculous tariff”

17 days to midterms: Massive 'No KINGS' turnout, El-Sayed responds to Trump | MS NOW Highlights →

Each bar is a show's reach-weighted pull on this issue this week - longer means a bigger push, the side shows which way. Bar color is the show's stance on this issue; the L/M/R badge is the show's usual politics. They can disagree - a left show can post a red bar (e.g. attacking pharma reads MAHA-coded right). Plus 111 more shows. How reach weighting works →

Channels covering this issue

last 30 days, sorted by share of voice
LMS NOW (MSNBC)
L+7.6
43 mentions · share-of-voice weight 812
MThe Hill
R+3.5
41 mentions · share-of-voice weight 386
LBrian Tyler Cohen
L+6.1
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 234
LMeidasTouch Network
L+1.1
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 231
LRebel HQ
L+3.9
28 mentions · share-of-voice weight 194
MBloomberg Television
R+1.3
25 mentions · share-of-voice weight 193
RFox News
R+0.8
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 174
MABC News
L+2.0
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 158
ROANN
R+7.1
21 mentions · share-of-voice weight 156
LThe Young Turks
L+3.5
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 155
LThe Damage Report
L+3.1
22 mentions · share-of-voice weight 153
MCBS News
R+2.1
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 153
LHasanAbi
L+1.7
18 mentions · share-of-voice weight 147
LAdam Mockler
L+1.4
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 146
MPBS NewsHour
L+3.9
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 139
LThe MeidasTouch Podcast
L+2.2
38 mentions · share-of-voice weight 114
LParkergetajob
L+4.1
24 mentions · share-of-voice weight 109
MNewsNation
L+3.2
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 107
RThe Ben Shapiro Show
L+6.9
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 105
LDavid Pakman Show
L+8.7
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 102
LLastWeekTonight
L+8.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 99
RFox Business
L+1.4
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 94
LMorning Joe
L+5.3
31 mentions · share-of-voice weight 93
LReally American
L+2.4
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 93
MReuters
R+2.1
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 88
LWatchlistTYT
L+3.4
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 86
LSecular Talk (Kyle Kulinski)
L+7.5
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 81
RRedacted
L+0.4
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 75
MMeet the Press
L+2.7
26 mentions · share-of-voice weight 74
MThe Lead with Jake Tapper
L+4.9
24 mentions · share-of-voice weight 74
MDW News
R+1.3
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 73
RThe Megyn Kelly Show
R+1.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 72
LLuke Beasley
L+2.0
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 72
LDestiny
L+5.6
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 71
MForbes Breaking News
R+3.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 68
MBreaking Points
L+0.2
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 68
RNewsmax
R+5.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 68
LThe Ring of Fire
R+1.0
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 65
LEgberto Off The Record
L+4.5
19 mentions · share-of-voice weight 64
LTYT Investigates
L+3.8
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 62
LThe Jimmy Dore Show
L+2.1
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 61
LPod Save America
L+5.8
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 60
MCBS Evening News
L+2.4
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 59
RThe Rubin Report
R+6.0
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 56
LVox
L+7.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 55
MCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
L+4.5
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 53
RBrian Kilmeade Show
R+2.5
22 mentions · share-of-voice weight 51
MJubilee
R+3.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 51
MThe Fox News Rundown
R+0.3
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 50
LThe Warning with Steve Schmidt
L+3.3
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 50
MBBC News
L+2.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 50
MCNBC Television
L+3.6
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
MThe Chris Cuomo Project
L+6.9
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
RBenny Johnson
R+8.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
MBreaking Points
L+4.1
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 48
RVictor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
R+7.1
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 47
RBreitbart News
R+8.3
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 46
LThe Beat with Ari Melber
L+8.0
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 45
LRaging Moderates
L+4.8
18 mentions · share-of-voice weight 45
MTriggernometry
L+3.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 43
LThe Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
L+8.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 42
RLiberal Hivemind
R+3.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
MThe Bulwark Podcast
L+2.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
LDeadline: White House
L+4.3
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
LMore Perfect Union
R+3.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 40
MCNN
L+3.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 39
RThe Dan Bongino Show
R+6.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 38
MThe Scott Jennings Podcast
R+4.7
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 37
RThe Sean Hannity Show
R+3.2
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
RJohn Solomon Reports
R+7.5
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
RThe Trish Regan Show
R+5.3
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
LTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
L+7.0
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
LThe View
L+8.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
MThe Source with Kaitlan Collins
L+5.8
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
R+0.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
LI've Had It
L+6.2
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
RThe Benny Show
R+4.7
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
LThe Logical Leftist
L+4.1
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
LThe Jim Acosta Show
L+7.7
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
RWSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
L+0.5
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
LZeteo (Mehdi Hasan)
L+2.7
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
LAll In with Chris Hayes
L+4.5
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
RReal America's Voice (RAV)
R+4.8
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
RTucker Carlson
R+0.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
RThe Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show
R+4.1
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 31
MNBC News
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 31
RConservative Review with Daniel Horowitz
0.0
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
RValuetainment
R+5.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
MThe NPR Politics Podcast
L+5.9
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 29
MAl Jazeera English
R+6.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 28
MThe Rest Is Politics: US
L+3.0
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 28
RFox News Clips
R+5.7
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
LLegal AF
L+1.1
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
RMorning Wire (Daily Wire)
L+5.0
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
RThe Daily Wire
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
LThe Briefing with Jen Psaki
L+5.8
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
LThe Don Lemon Show
L+5.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
LToday, Explained
L+6.8
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
LThom Hartmann Program
L+6.3
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
MTo The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
L+8.1
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
RThe Rob Carson Show
R+4.9
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
RThe Erick Erickson Show
L+5.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+0.1
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
LThe Lincoln Project
L+4.9
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
RThe Wright Report
R+4.7
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
MGood Morning America
L+4.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
RThe World and Everything in It
L+6.3
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
MThe Rest Is Politics US
L+4.2
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
RPart Of The Problem
L+0.8
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
LThe Joy Reid Show
L+4.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MAll-In Podcast
R+5.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MAnderson Cooper 360
L+3.0
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
RGlenn Beck
L+2.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
RReal Coffee with Scott Adams
R+4.3
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
LPod Save the World
L+6.0
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
LThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
R+0.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
LNPR
R+1.4
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
RTimcast News
R+1.5
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
RLouder with Crowder
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
RThe Matt Walsh Show
R+7.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
RTimcast IRL (Tim Pool)
R+5.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MThis Week with George Stephanopoulos
L+8.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
RThe Fallen State
R+4.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MTangle
R+0.3
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MThe Smerconish Podcast
R+1.3
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
RPredictable with Stu Burguiere
L+4.2
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MLex Fridman Podcast
R+10.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
RSteve Deace Show
R+1.7
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
M60 Minutes
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
RRuthless Podcast
L+0.1
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LPivot
L+2.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LNew York Times Podcasts
R+2.8
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
MThe Journal.
R+2.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
MJohnny Harris
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
RAndrew Klavan
R+8.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RTurning Point USA
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RCommentary Magazine Podcast
L+3.6
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RThe PBD Podcast
R+3.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
LPolitical Gabfest
L+8.1
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
MState of the Union
L+9.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
LThe Long Game with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer
L+4.6
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
MThe Peter Zeihan Podcast
L+3.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RThe Joe Pags Show
R+7.9
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MAnthony Scaramucci
L+6.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MThe Focus Group
L+6.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LWhat A Day
L+7.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RJesse Lee Peterson
R+5.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RThe Jesse Kelly Show
R+4.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RTucker Carlson Network
R+4.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RThe Officer Tatum
R+4.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
MNext Up with Mark Halperin
L+5.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RRelatable with Allie Beth Stuckey
R+7.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LTalking Feds with Harry Litman
R+0.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RPat Gray Unleashed
R+7.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RVerdict with Ted Cruz
L+0.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RGlenn Greenwald
L+7.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RThe Matt Walsh Show
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LAggressive Progressive
L+8.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MWashington Week PBS
L+3.2
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RThe Rita Panahi Show
R+6.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MOpen To Debate
R+0.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LKatie Phang
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LPolitics War Room
L+7.6
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MThe Bret Baier Podcast
L+1.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MPlain English with Derek Thompson
L+6.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RThe Guy Benson Show
L+1.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MHacks on Tap
L+7.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MThe David Frum Show
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LThe Ezra Klein Show
R+7.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RThe Larry Elder Show
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RTHE SAVAGE NATION
R+10.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MOn with Kara Swisher
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LRadio Atlantic
R+3.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LUseful Idiots
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RChicks on The Right
R+5.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LIndisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LThe Rachel Maddow Show
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MThe Free Press
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MConsider This from NPR
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MLeft, Right & Center
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RSidebar with Viva Frei
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RThe Trey Gowdy Podcast
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LLovett or Leave It
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RSara Gonzales Unfiltered
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RThe Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LHell and High Water
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1