The Splintering MAGA Media Rage Machine
From Pod Save America by Pod Save America
June 7, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 1170
About this episode
Will Sommer joins Tommy to discuss the dynamics of the MAGA media landscape and its future.
Will Sommer, author of The Bulwark's "False Flag" newsletter, sits down with Tommy to talk about the MAGA media world — including the right-wing personalities who may be considering a political future (Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens), those whose influence is crumbling (Ben Shapiro), and some of the most troubling — and strangest — rising voices. Tommy and Will then break down the ways some of MAGA's leading voices are abandoning the president, what their world will look like and whether it can even survive in a post-Trump future. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.
People in this episode
Host: Tommy
Guest: Will Sommer
Topics covered
- MAGA media
- right-wing personalities
- political future
- influence
- post-Trump
- media analysis
Keywords
- MAGA
- media
- politics
- Tucker Carlson
- Candace Owens
- Ben Shapiro
- Trump
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Bulwark
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