| | His nationally syndicated radio show is called, ''Savage Nation''. In the early weeks of June 2007, Savage spent almost every minute of his show lambasting [[George W. Bush]]'s proposed immigration reform bill. Savage takes credit<ref>Monday, June 25, 2007, "The Savage Nation," 750 KPRC (Houston).</ref> for the defeat of the bill. He has also been credited with coining the terms, "compassionate conservative," and, "Islamo-fascist," which have gained wider usage in other circles.<ref>[http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/?pageId=10 World Net Daily Bio on Michael Savage]</ref> | | His nationally syndicated radio show is called, ''Savage Nation''. In the early weeks of June 2007, Savage spent almost every minute of his show lambasting [[George W. Bush]]'s proposed immigration reform bill. Savage takes credit<ref>Monday, June 25, 2007, "The Savage Nation," 750 KPRC (Houston).</ref> for the defeat of the bill. He has also been credited with coining the terms, "compassionate conservative," and, "Islamo-fascist," which have gained wider usage in other circles.<ref>[http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/?pageId=10 World Net Daily Bio on Michael Savage]</ref> |
| − | During the introduction and for the bumper music on his radio program, Savage often uses music by the [[heavy metal]] bands [[Metallica]] and [[Rammstein]].<ref>[http://www.nopactalent.com/speakers/Michael-Savage/1271 Michael Savage Bio at Nopac Talent]</ref> | + | During the introduction and for the bumper music on his radio program, Savage often uses music by the [[heavy metal]] bands [[Metallica]] and [[Rammstein]].<ref>[http://www.nopactalent.com/speakers/Michael-Savage/1271 Michael Savage Bio at Nopac Talent]</ref> |
| | + | Unlike most national conservatives, Savage strongly opposes [[Donald_Trump|Donald Trump]]'s [[Tariff|tariff]] policy. He considers tariffs to be little different than punitive [[Sanctions|sanctions]], and claims that Trump's tariffs are part of a [[Neoconservatism|neoconservative]] conspiracy to incite not a trade war, but a [[War|shooting war]] with the target countries.<ref>[https://michaelsavage.com/?p=22468 THE PARADOX OF TURKEY – Have the Neocons under John Bolton seized America’s foreign policy for the worse?]</ref> This is a reversal of a previous position where he endorsed a 20% tariff on [[China|Chinese]] products as part of a manifesto to save America.<ref>[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016323/posts The Savage Manifesto [Plan to Save America]]</ref> |