# Trump puts himself on the ballot as election alarms grow

An episode of [The David Pakman Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/402050558), 8 Sep 2026, 1 h 05 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/35/traffic.megaphone.fm/SHHWD1279564571.mp3

-- On the Show: -- Josh Turek, Democratic nominee for US Senate from Iowa, joins us to discuss the race and how Trump's tariff policies are crushing Iowa farmers -- Security expert Peter Van Praagh warns Donald Trump plans to challenge the midterm results while deploying federal election monitors -- Donald Trump has a dangerous combination of cognitive decline and narcissism, leading to errors going uncorrected by aides -- Republican organizers offer free text-message tickets for Donald Trump's midterm rally after key candidates decline invitations -- Senator Rick Scott pledges that Republicans will follow Donald Trump's lead despite the president's 33% approval rating -- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin struggles during a Fox News interview regarding September 11th anniversary comments -- David urges viewers to pre-order his book "Pay Attention" to beat Senator Ted Cruz on the bestseller lists -- On the Bonus Show: Canada places tariffs on American products, some Republicans are open to raising the Social Security cap, Trump teases renaming New Mexico to "New America" 📜 Trust & Will: Save 20% on your estate planning at https://trustandwill.com/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get up to 27% OFF at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 💻 Sponsored by Private Internet Access: 83% OFF + 4 months free at https://www.piavpn.com/Pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.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 (01:18) How Trump plans to steal the midterms (09:54) Trump has a combo of narcissism and cognitive decline (19:27) Republicans are giving away midterm convention tickets (26:40) Rick Scott says Republicans will follow Trump (34:50) Josh Turek interview (49:57) Markwayne Mullin makes strange 9/11 comments (57:35) David is competing with Ted Cruz on bestseller lists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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