Sycophant Leaderboard
Who is trying hardest to gain proximity to the White House by trading truth for flattery? Updated weekly using AI analysis of public social media posts.
Sycophant
noun /ˈsɪk.ə.fænt/
A person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer
who uses excessive praise and performative loyalty toward those in power — not out of
genuine conviction — but as a calculated strategy to secure personal gain.
In the political context: A political sycophant employs insincere,
performative flattery, unconditional praise, and servile loyalty toward a leader
— trading truth for proximity to power. Key signals include unprompted personal praise,
defending conduct without independent analysis, mimicking official talking points
word-for-word, public pledges of personal loyalty, and sudden reversals of previously
held positions to align with the leader.
They are more than a "yes-man" — they are an active agent of distortion.
Week of September 07 – September 14, 2026
· 10,454 posts analyzed
| # | Name | Title / Role | Score | Last Week | Weeks on Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gateway Pundit | Media Outlet | 85.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 2 | RepTroyNehls | U.S. Representative (R-TX) | 85.0 | ▲ 6 was #8 | 5 wks |
| 3 | Rep. Troy Nehls | U.S. Representative (R-TX) | 85.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 4 | SBA | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | 85.0 | ▲ 6 was #10 | 2 wks |
| 5 | Peter Navarro | Former White House Trade Advisor | 85.0 | ▼ 2 was #3 | 4 wks |
| 6 | Dan Scavino | White House Deputy Chief of Staff & Social Media Director | 85.0 | ▼ 4 was #2 | 2 wks |
| 7 | AugustPflugerTX | U.S. Representative (R-TX) | 85.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 8 | The Gateway Pundit | Media Outlet | 75.0 | ▲ 6 was #14 | 3 wks |
| 9 | Dan Scavino | White House Deputy Chief of Staff & Social Media Director | 75.0 | ▼ 7 was #2 | 2 wks |
| 10 | Real America's Voice | Media Organization | 75.0 | ▼ 5 was #5 | 3 wks |
| 11 | Brooke Rollins | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture | 75.0 | ▼ 5 was #6 | 2 wks |
| 12 | Eric Schmitt | U.S. Senator (R-MO) | 75.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 13 | Scott Turner | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | 75.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 14 | Sebastian Gorka | Conservative Political Commentator & Newsmax Host | 70.0 | ▼ 13 was #1 | 15 wks |
| 15 | RepMeuser | U.S. Representative (R-IN) | 70.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 16 | Karoline Leavitt | White House Press Secretary | 70.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 17 | Administrator Lee Zeldin | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | 70.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 18 | One America News Network | Media Organization | 60.0 | ▼ 14 was #4 | 3 wks |
| 19 | RepMichaelGuest | U.S. Representative (R-MS) | 60.0 | NEW | 1 wk |
| 20 | RepLisaMcClain | U.S. Representative (R-MI) | 60.0 | NEW | 1 wk |