The Dispute Index

Sam Seder

Portrait of Sam Seder

Political commentator and host of The Majority Report.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Sam Seder on 2026 Midterm Elections, Antisemitism, and Israel, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Sam Seder

Portrait of Sam Seder

Sam Seder

Role at the time: Host of The Majority Report

Condemned

Statement summary

Seder criticizes Ramaswamy's use of Acton's mother as a character witness.

“Vivek Ramaswamy, has now basically made her, his validator, a pedophile protector, and now they're asking him about it in Ohio.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Ramaswamy and Vance respond to the ad; Sam Seder comments02:10-03:39 and 07:26-09:07
Why we used this label

Seder condemns the campaign's choice of Acton's mother as its witness.

Read statementRamaswamy's campaign defends using Amy Acton's estranged mother in an attack ad
Portrait of Sam Seder

Sam Seder

Role at the time: Host, The Majority Report

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Sam Seder mocked Robert Kraft's antisemitism-monitoring operation as billionaire paranoia, called Kraft "a really, really terrible person" over his IDF donations and Epstein correspondence, and said extreme wealth disconnects people like Kraft and Sheeran from mainstream opinion on the conflict, which he said is why they sided against Macklemore.

“I like that a billionaire's life is so safe and siloed that they have to like spend money to find fear.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Ben Shapiro Defends Billionaire In Macklemore/Ed Sheeran Controversy (The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder)
Why we used this label

Seder does not evaluate Macklemore's on-stage conduct at all; his entire response attacks Kraft's character and motives and frames Sheeran's and Kraft's opposition to Macklemore as a product of billionaire disconnection from mainstream opinion, implicitly defending Macklemore's position as the reasonable one.

Read statementMacklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
Portrait of Sam Seder

Sam Seder

Role at the time: Host, The Majority Report

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Majority Report host Sam Seder characterized the campaign to remove Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's tour as a "cancellation" that backfired.

“Zionist's Macklemore Cancellation Backfires”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Majority Report: "Zionist's Macklemore Cancellation Backfires"
Why we used this label

Seder's framing characterizes the campaign to remove Macklemore as a 'cancellation' that backfired, defending Macklemore and condemning the pressure campaign against him.

Read statementMacklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
Portrait of Sam Seder

Sam Seder

Role at the time: Host, The Majority Report

Condemned

Statement summary

Majority Report host Sam Seder covered Sen. John Kennedy's questioning of Kash Patel about the dropped bestiality disqualifier with a mocking framing of Patel's defense.

“Kash Patel Questioned On Bestiality Restriction Being Dropped”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Majority Report: "Kash Patel Questioned On Bestiality Restriction Being Dropped"
Why we used this label

Seder's mocking framing of Sen. Kennedy's questioning of Patel condemns Patel's defense of the policy change.

Read statementKash Patel defends FBI’s removal of automatic hiring disqualifiers for bestiality, prostitution, and employee theft

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