The authoritarian presidency cannot sustain itself

-- On the Show: -- United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz admits Donald Trump's war with Iran could last for years, contradicting promises of a brief conflict -- Donald Trump proposes seeking a fourth presidential term and attacks Kaitlan Collins at the White House Correspondents' Dinner -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari requests congressional testimony from Barron Trump over his extensive communication with Andrew Tate -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been absent from Congress for over six weeks following a serious fall -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blames Joe Biden for inflation while labeling Democratic policy proposals as communism -- Donald Trump refuses to clarify whether targeting Iranian power plants and bridges constitutes a war crime, opting for insults instead -- Donald Trump demands that Republicans restrict voting rules ahead of the midterms as generic ballot polling shows Democrats leading -- Donald Trump shares dozens of artificial intelligence images depicting himself as heroic figures during a late-night posting spree -- On the Bonus Show: Democrats choose South Carolina as their first primary state, Massie wants to cut police funding for departments that use Flock cameras, Trump wants to make it easier to revoke citizenship, and much more... 👔 Southern Gents: Use code PAKMAN for 10% off your entire order at https://s-gents.com 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free croissants FOR LIFE at https://wildgrain.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Book: https://bit.ly/m/attention -- 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 (01:14) Trump official admits the war will take years (08:58) Trump insults Kaitlan Collins at press dinner (19:46) Barron Trump targeted in Tate investigation (27:56) Mitch McConnell's absence is costing Republicans (34:06) Karoline Leavitt blames Biden for Trump's high prices (43:49) Trump admits he wants to do war crimes in Iran (49:30) Trump prepares to claim voter fraud in midterms (56:23) Trump posts dozens of AI images overnight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices