{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2026 is already insane","description":" -- 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\u2019s tariffs, attacks on Federal Reserve independence, and destabilizing foreign policy  -- Corporate bankruptcies hit a 15-year high as Donald Trump\u2019s 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&amp;nbsp;Bonus Show: The 10 most outrageous things Trump did in 2025, and much more...  -- Become a Member:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/davidpakman.com\/membership  -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https:\/\/davidpakman.substack.com  -- Get David's Books: https:\/\/davidpakman.com\/echo  -- TDPS Subreddit:&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/thedavidpakmanshow  -- David on Bluesky: https:\/\/davidpakman.com\/bluesky  -- David on Facebook:&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Start (01:29) Trump\u2019s 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&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The David Pakman Show","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/28430","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39584405\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197062705"}