Meet the Press (NBC)
Meet the Press offers a center-leaning, policy-focused analysis of national and international politics, with a critical eye on figures like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
What This Tone Is Based On
The tone scores on this page come from analyzing how this show covers each political figure it mentions. Below is the breakdown of how many of those reads were positive, neutral, or negative.
Net media tone Neutral across 2,919 figure-in-episode tone reads (not audience/impressions).
How Meet the Press (NBC) Differs from Other Shows
Compared to 202 outlets · Sep 2025–Aug 2026Overall this show runs more favorable than the rest of the media — mean tone +0.01 vs the media's -0.14.
- Kathy Hochul+0.63more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.41Other shows↓↓ -0.2210 eps
- Jasmine Crockett+0.46more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.28Other shows↓ -0.1719 eps
- Chris Murphy+0.44more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.22Other shows↓↓ -0.2213 eps
- Tim Walz+0.38more favorable vs. other showsShow↗ +0.07Other shows↓↓ -0.3118 eps
- Gavin Newsom+0.37more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.18Other shows↓ -0.1925 eps
- Hakeem Jeffries+0.36more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.21Other shows↓ -0.1581 eps
- Zohran Mamdani+0.36more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.28Other shows→ -0.0748 eps
- Jacob Frey+0.35more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.11Other shows↓↓ -0.2512 eps
- Ro Khanna+0.35more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.34Other shows→ -0.0115 eps
- Josh Shapiro+0.35more favorable vs. other showsShow↑ +0.36Other shows→ +0.0214 eps
Delta = this show's tone toward the figure minus the average across all 202 other tracked outlets that covered them ≥3 times, Sep 2025–Aug 2026.
Positive = friendlier here; negative = harsher.
Editorial Identity
The editorial fingerprint of this center politics show — who it elevates, who it goes after, and where it breaks from the pack.
Meet the Press is a center-leaning political program that prioritizes policy discussions, particularly around national security, defense, and economic issues. It maintains a critical stance towards certain political figures, notably Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, while offering more supportive coverage of Democratic figures like Hakeem Jeffries. The show is characterized by its detailed examination of government ethics and corruption, often scrutinizing the actions of political leaders through a policy lens.
Meet the Press tends to offer more favorable coverage to Democratic figures such as Kathy Hochul, Gretchen Whitmer, and Gavin Newsom, often highlighting their policy initiatives and leadership. The show also emphasizes issues like the economy and cost of living, providing a platform for discussions that align with these figures' agendas.
The show is notably critical of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, frequently scrutinizing their actions and policies. It also covers government ethics and corruption with a critical tone, often questioning the integrity and decisions of political leaders involved in scandals or controversial policies.
Meet the Press stands out for its heavy focus on policy discussions, dedicating a significant portion of its coverage to national security, defense, and economic issues. Unlike many outlets, it provides a more supportive platform for certain Democratic figures, diverging from the broader media's more critical stance towards them.
Who Meet the Press (NBC) boosts and attacks
Tracked figures split by this show's average tone toward them, each with the clips behind the call — tap a quote to jump to the audio.
Meet the Press (NBC) is a reliable ally to Marco Rubio, Hakeem Jeffries, Zohran Mamdani; its prime targets are Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Pam Bondi.
“I thought JD Vance this morning was fantastic. I watched his news conference. He's a very smart guy. Did a great job.”
“This has now become JD Vance's problem to solve.”
“JD Vance, who is trying to be the heir apparent to Donald Trump, now taking on the mantle of, I think, what might be Donald Trump's biggest strategic blunder as president.”
“Marco Rubio's been so prominent in this whole discussion by virtue of the role that he plays.”
“And I'm sure that he has not, but I'm sure he's thinking it. And that's another official that is doing a fantastic job, Marco Rubio, who happens to be my constituent.”
“Mr. Marco Rubio, you keep telling us how we're winning this war, the president keeps saying, well, the war is over now annihilated. The war is not over.”
“I thought I saw clear off ramp, particularly with John Thune, Majority John Thune, who I admire. He's from South Dakota. I get to fly with him quite a bit. He's a great man.”
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said it's a non-starter in the Senate.”
“the votes exist to pass it in the Senate absent procedural hurdles that John Thune is erecting”
“Hakeem Jeffries is calling the President a, quote, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder.”
“If Democrats win the midterms, do you want to see Leader Hakeem Jeffries become the Speaker of the House? Yes.”
“I look forward to building my relationship with Darya Lisa, who ran a really impressive campaign. The speaker vote is a moment when unity is needed. But yes, I've worked with Leader Hakeem Jeffries for a long time. I'm excited to vote to make him speaker.”
“when Steve Witkoff, our great special envoy, mentioned Benjamin Netanyahu, the crowd booed. But the broadcast didn't mention that when Steve Witkoff mentioned President Trump, the crowd actually cheered.”
“he gave Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner a remarkable amount of authority to go and get a peace deal done.”
“hats off to Steve Witkoff and Jared and the president.”
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declaring a heat emergency, opening additional cooling centers, urging residents to conserve power, and extending pool hours as temperatures in the nation's largest city hover near triple digits.”
“Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, has the lead heading into Election Day, but Trump endorsed Andrew Cuomo overnight.”
“Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo. He beat him by double digits in the Democratic primary by 12 points, and we know Zohran Mamdani's been leading in the polls.”
“I'm proud to be leading the effort to stop Donald Trump from leading our country into further and further disaster.”
“This was one of the mysteries of Donald Trump as commander-in-chief.”
“Trump did something outrageous to keep the spotlight focus on him, shocker.”
“The Russian leadership right now, at least Vladimir Putin himself, is not pragmatic. He still wants it all.”
“the fact that Vladimir Putin thinks it's okay to take kids out of orphanages and away from their families just shows the evil we're dealing with and why it is so important for us to stand with Ukraine”
“Do you think this comes down to President Vladimir Putin? At this very moment, yes.”
“Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He's unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far.”
“But Secretary Pete Hegseth has the ultimate authority about classification or not.”
“This is a longstanding thing that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has wanted to get rid of him because of his association with the withdrawal from Afghanistan.”
“Pam Bondi is breaking the law.”
“If one of the branches of government is not living up to the expectations of another branch of government, I understand kind of the logistical issues that would be involved with the Sergeant of Arms trying to arrest Pam Bondi.”
“Pam Bondi threw all that away and she still got fired. So look, you can either go in as an attorney general and stand up for the rule of law and you may make Donald Trump mad or you can go in and try to just do everything the president wants and you're going to make him mad.”
Coverage Volume
Transcribed episodes per week — last 26 weeks
Sentiment Trajectory
Average weekly tone toward figures — green favorable, red critical
Whose coverage is ramping up — and dropping
Cooling on Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Graham Platner.
Nothing ramping this window.
“Across N days” = distinct days behind the recent count; a single burst means it’s concentrated in ≤2 days — treat as one story, not a trend.
Top Issues Meet the Press (NBC) drives
Top Issues ranked by lift — how much harder this show pushes an issue than the average outlet. ≥ 1.25× over-indexes.
Meet the Press (NBC) pushes Energy & Energy Independence hardest — 2.2× the average outlet's rate of coverage.