Larry Kudlow
United States
Republican
Director of the National Economic Council
media
Lawrence Alan Kudlow is an American conservative broadcast news analyst, economist, columnist, journalist, political commentator, and radio personality. He is a financial news commentator for Fox Business and served as the director of the National Economic Council during the Trump administration from 2018 to 2021. He assumed that role after his previous employment as a CNBC television financial news host. He is the vice chair of the board of the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank founded to promote an America First public policy agenda.
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Sep 24, 2026
Lean Right
Kudlow argued that getting rid of the IRGC and Houthis is a better priority than a diesel export ban, warning export cuts mean gasoline shortages and higher prices.
Kudlow is voicing the free-market energy wing of the right that wants supply-side answers and Iran pressure, not gimmicky export bans that Democrats are already calling a stunt.
Sep 4, 2026
Lean Right
Kudlow wrote a column praising Treasury Secretary Bessent's 'economic boom' story, crediting Trump's policies for growth.
For the right, this validates tax cuts and deregulation as tools for autonomy, but skeptics note the boom may not reach working-class voters who feel left behind by crony capitalism.
Jul 30, 2026
Lean Right
Argued for hitting Iran on all fronts including covert regime change, rejecting diplomacy.
Represents hawkish interventionism that causes friction with the populist non-interventionist wing of the coalition.
Jul 23, 2026
Far Left
Kudlow launched a blistering ten-minute rant against Republicans and specifically Senator Lankford on Fox Business, per AlterNet.
Kudlow's meltdown is seen as yet another data point in the far left's narrative of a GOP in collapse, but his own role in peddling Trump's economic nonsense is not forgotten.
Jul 23, 2026
Far Left
Fox Business host delivered a ten-minute rant on Republicans' failures, then grilled Senator James Lankford.
Kudlow represents the pro-business wing of the GOP, which the far left sees as furious about Trump's tariff and spending policies but ultimately complicit.
Jul 22, 2026
Lean Right
Kudlow criticized GOP leaders for failing to pass a pro-growth budget package on Fox Business.
Praised for exposing Republican incompetence on fiscal policy, confirming distrust of establishment conservatives.
Jul 19, 2026
Lean Right
Kudlow penned an op-ed on Fox Business directly criticizing Vice President JD Vance for his online focus and lack of policy direction.
Seen as a voice of traditional Reaganite economics, calling for a return to tax cuts and deregulation rather than cultural grievance.
Jul 17, 2026
Lean Right
Writes about strong economic growth with falling prices on Fox Business.
Praised for offering optimistic economic analysis that counters doom narratives.
Jul 15, 2026
Lean Right
Published an op-ed arguing Lindsey Graham would be hitting Iran even harder, reflecting on his interventionist legacy.
Kudlow is trusted by Lean Right for pro-growth economics, but his hawkish Iran stance may appeal only to the interventionist wing of the coalition.
Jul 12, 2026
Lean Right
Kudlow argued that America's Central Command, not Iran, controls the Strait of Hormuz, calming oil market fears.
Appreciated for pushing back on panic narratives and asserting U.S. strategic dominance, reinforcing a strength-based foreign policy view.