Politics is breaking as Trump spirals again

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Don Lemon, journalist and host of The Don Lemon Show, joins us to discuss Trump's political prosecution against him following his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church -- Modern politicians increasingly prioritize viral clips, livestream culture, and audience loyalty over policy expertise and effective governance -- Donald Trump posts a statement claiming Middle Eastern leaders begged him to delay an Iran attack, while Fox News reframes his retreat -- YouTube impressions for left-leaning media collapse by roughly 30 percent while subscribers report videos disappearing from their feeds -- Donald Trump delivers rambling healthcare remarks, praises a taxpayer-funded settlement benefiting allies, and attacks voting by mail -- Candace Owens, Alex Jones, Anthony Scaramucci, and other figures openly discuss Donald Trump’s instability and possible removal -- Donald Trump reportedly bought Thermo Fisher, Micron, and Dell stock shortly before praising the companies in speeches and TV appearances -- JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, and other MAGA figures imitate Trump’s speaking style but fail to replicate his chaotic charisma -- On the Bonus Show: Elon Musk loses OpenAI lawsuit, Kamala Harris calls for court-packing and adding states, Trump's corrupt stock trades exposed, and much more... ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF for a year subscription at https://startmail.com/pakman 🧠 Try Brain.fm totally free for a month at https://brain.fm/pakman 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or go to https://ffrf.us/david -- 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 (01:39) Politics has become content (11:02) Trump delays Iran attacks (17:30) Independent media YouTube views down (27:51) Trump delivers rambling health care remarks (37:33) 25th Amendment speculation continues (43:56) Don Lemon interview (01:01:05) Trump praises companies after buying their stock (01:07:19) Vance and Hegseth try copying Trump's persona Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today I'm going to talk to you about politics increasingly becoming content instead of actual
0:06.0	governance and policy.
0:08.3	And I want to explain why the internet may have fundamentally broken the incentives of democracy,
0:13.6	where politicians are increasingly influencers and Congress is becoming a clip factory.
0:19.6	Then Taco Trump strikes again.
0:22.7	Trump resurfaces saying Middle Eastern leaders this time begged him.
0:27.3	He's so strong.
0:29.1	Please don't attack Iran.
0:30.7	And Fox News is spinning it to look like Trump is strong.
0:34.2	Also today, I'm going to show you the numbers behind a major YouTube problem hitting
0:38.9	left-wing independent media where impressions have collapsed and something is going on.
0:46.0	Also, Mark Cuban shows up to the White House with Donald Trump for a bizarre healthcare
0:52.6	infomercial, essentially, claiming Americans love his corruption.
0:56.8	They just love it.
0:57.7	They want more of it.
0:59.4	But people around MAGA are increasingly talking about a post-Trump future.
1:04.8	And they're talking about the 25th Amendment.
1:07.0	Maybe Robert Reich's idea last week about the 25th Amendment is the most likely way to remove
1:11.6	Trump is right after all.
1:13.6	And then in an unbelievable new story, new financial disclosures show that Donald Trump
1:20.6	spent the last year publicly hyping stocks he had just bought, but he didn't tell anybody until now.
1:28.4	All of the corruption and more on today's show.
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