Markets, Mandates and Media Spin
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
4.0 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Mark Simone is joined by economist Steve Moore for a fast-moving discussion on inflation, gas prices, China, taxation, and the future of the American economy. The conversation examines how energy prices and Middle East tensions are affecting markets while also exploring why many economists remain optimistic about long-term U.S. growth. Steve Moore argues that America is positioned to dominate the next generation of AI, manufacturing, and energy production if pro-growth policies continue.
The hour also dives into the economic divide between blue and red states, soaring taxes in places like New York and California, and the migration of businesses and wealth toward states like Florida and Texas. Mark and Steve discuss government spending, postal service losses, and whether America’s economic momentum can overcome global instability. Later in the program, Miranda Devine joins the show to discuss media bias, political violence, Hunter Biden, Barack Obama’s influence behind the scenes, and the ongoing political battles surrounding President Trump.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.6 | Well, it's the Sean Hannity show. |
| 0:07.0 | It's Mark Simone here for Sean Hannity. |
| 0:09.6 | Normally, I'm on our big flagship station, W-O-R in New York, or on the I-Hart app. |
| 0:15.8 | We've got a lot coming up. |
| 0:17.0 | Hey, with us right now, the brilliant economist, Steve Moore, you should get his book, |
| 0:22.0 | The Trump Economic Miracle. It's a great, great book. Also, he runs the committee to |
| 0:29.3 | unleash prosperity, and they put out the best daily briefing, news analysis. You want to be |
| 0:35.1 | much better informed, Sound really smart. |
| 0:44.0 | Subscribe to it. It's absolutely free. It'll come right to your email. Just go to Unleashprosperity.com and sign up for the hotline. Steve Moore, how you doing? |
| 0:47.9 | Hey, Mark, I'm doing pretty well, although I'm getting a little bit of seasick watching this market go up and down and up and down. |
| 0:53.5 | I mean, we had a fabulous week, and then today there was a pretty big sell-off, but overall, it was a |
| 0:59.4 | pretty good week. And look, I think the economy is looking stronger. Trump is coming back with |
| 1:04.2 | a couple big victories from China. Looks like he got some good deals with President Xi there in Beijing. |
| 1:12.8 | So I'm doing pretty bullish, pretty good about things. |
| 1:15.3 | So if things went so well in China, why the market dropped? |
| 1:18.6 | Are they worried that he's going to go back to bombing Iran or something like that? |
| 1:22.9 | Well, everything is so dependent right now, Mark, on what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz |
| 1:28.9 | and whether that oil is flowing. |
| 1:32.4 | And right now, the last time I checked, I looked in the last couple hours, but it was about $100 a barrel oil. |
| 1:38.2 | Remember, before the Iran conflict started, we were about $70 a barrel. |
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