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2026 is already insane
-- On the Show -- Donald Trump faces a hard power cutoff in the 2026 midterms where losing the House would effectively halt his legislative agenda and severely weaken his leverage -- The United States dollar suffers its largest annual decline in nearly a decade due to Donald Trump’s tariffs, attacks on Federal Reserve independence, and destabilizing foreign policy -- Corporate bankruptcies hit a 15-year high as Donald Trump’s tariffs raise costs, squeeze margins, and push construction, manufacturing, and consumer businesses into collapse -- Gen Z men rapidly turn against Donald Trump as new polling shows collapsing approval driven by economic frustration and disillusionment with culture war politics -- Donald Trump remains in office despite actions that would remove leaders in functioning democracies, exposing institutional failures -- AI-generated impersonation scams are eroding trust and preparing the ground for large-scale election disinformation -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: The 10 most outrageous things Trump did in 2025, and much more... -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Start (01:29) Trump’s 2026 power stakes (06:51) Dollar collapse under Trump (14:15) Corporate bankruptcies surge (18:19) Gen Z abandons Trump (24:18) Democracy fails to check Trump (32:02) AI impersonation attacks (39:17) Friday Feedback   
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