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The David Pakman Show

11/15/24: Dictator confirmation plan exposed, Lara Trump for Senator proposed

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

News, Politics

4.8 β€’ 6.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's dictatorial plan to get his cabinet confirmed with recess appointments is exposed, and it is horrifying -- The incoming Trump administration is reportedly drafting a framework to allow the purging of military generals that Donald Trump doesn't like -- Trump supporters expect progressives to go away, but we're not going to -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is appointed by Trump as Secretary of Health and Human Services -- At the end of the day, Donald Trump still won't stop lying about his height, as exposed in stark relief during his recent visit with President Joe Biden at the White House -- Republican Congressman Troy Nehls gleefully welcomes a Trump dictatorship -- The idea of having Ron DeSantis appoint Lara Trump to the Senate to replace Marco Rubio starts to gain traction -- Desperate for a fresh face, Democrats start to consider frontrunners for 2028 -- Tom Homan, the likely "border czar" under the forthcoming Trump administration, threatens to force his way into blue cities to complete acts of mass deportation -- This week's Friday Feedback -- On the Bonus Show: The Onion buys Alex Jones's Infowars, and much more... πŸͺ’ Henson Shaving: Use code DAVIDP for free shave cream at https://hensonshaving.com/davidp πŸ›οΈ Eight Sleep: Get $350 OFF the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/pakman 😁 Zippix Toothpicks: Code PAKMAN10 saves you 10% at https://zippixtoothpicks.com ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman πŸ§”β€β™‚οΈ Integrated Men: Watch David's interview with their founder at https://integratedmen.net/pakman -- Become a Member: https://www.davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://www.davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I have to start today with something very, very serious.

0:10.7

Any normal person would say after looking at the list of nominations to the forthcoming

0:17.3

Trump administration that we talked about yesterday. Tulsi Gabbard to director

0:21.7

of national intelligence. Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense. Matt Gates to Attorney General.

0:28.7

Any normal person would say, how do you get Matt Gates confirmed to AG? How do you get a Fox News host

0:36.5

confirmed to Secretary of Defense?

0:39.9

One way is by becoming a dictator.

0:43.3

And this is really red alert stuff.

0:45.8

Ed Wellen, Wheelan, I don't know how he pronounces his name.

0:48.8

It's only one E.

0:49.6

Ed Wellen works at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

0:53.7

And here's what he posted about the plan. This is how

0:56.3

it could be done. He posted, quote, hope it's wrong, but I'm hearing through the grapevine

1:02.1

about this bonkers plan. Trump would adjourn both houses of Congress under Article 2,

1:08.0

Section 3 and recess appoint his cabinet.

1:11.6

Continuing, as predicate for Trump's exercise of adjournment power, one House of Congress

1:18.0

would seek the other House's consent to adjourn and be denied.

1:22.5

So Speaker of the House would need to be complicit in the eviseration of the Senate's advise and consent

1:29.6

role.

1:30.6

House Speaker Mike Johnson needs to say no to this right away.

1:36.6

We know that Donald Trump is indeed thinking about doing something like this because he posted

1:41.3

to Twitter right after last week's election, quote, any Republican senator

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