Without Trump, can Republicans maintain control over the mainstream media? |
During and after the 2024 presidential election, some on the political right made the mistake of believing that just because President Trump had successfully used a cross-section of podcasts and YouTube platforms to circumvent the mainstream media that the legacy “liberal” media had been rendered irrelevant.
It was not. Not even close.
There have been multiple stories of late screaming that Trump has "lost the podcast bros." Much of that is also wishful thinking. To be sure, podcast mega-hosts such as Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Andrew Schulz, who all gave Trump a collectively massive platform in 2024, have questioned certain Trump policies or statements now. That said, all would presumably still have him on their platforms today.
Trump still having access to tens of millions via various podcast outlets is not the issue. The real question is, how rewarding will those platforms be for Republicans come 2026 and 2028? Most especially........