The real King embarrasses fake king Trump

About this episode

Michael Wolff joins David Pakman to discuss Trump's struggles and the contrasting positions of King Charles III on power and NATO.

-- On the Show: -- Michael Wolff, journalist and author, joins us to discuss Trump's growing desperation over the failing Iran war and his collapsing approval numbers -- King Charles III tells Congress that power must be limited and NATO alliances must support Ukraine, contrasting Donald Trump’s positions -- Donald Trump struggles to read a speech next to King Charles III and delivers awkward lines while relying heavily on notes -- The Department of Justice indicts James Comey over a seashell photo reading 86 47 that Trump allies call a threat -- New evidence suggests the White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect may not have fired shots, and the injury could be friendly fire -- Repeated incidents at Butler, a golf course, and the Washington Hilton show possible Secret Service security failures around Donald Trump -- Melania Trump appears uncomfortable as Donald Trump cuts in front of Queen Camilla and seeks attention during an event with the British royals -- Donald Trump posts to Truth Social at 4 a.m., warning Iran while sharing an image of himself with a rifle -- On the Bonus Show: Trump is turning the Washington DC reflecting pool blue, DHS staffers to start going unpaid…

People in this episode

Host: David Pakman

Guest: Michael Wolff

Topics covered

• Trump's approval ratings
• Iran war
• King Charles III
• NATO alliances
• Secret Service security
• White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• political commentary

Keywords

• Trump
• King Charles III
• Michael Wolff
• Iran
• NATO
• White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• Secret Service
• politics
• approval ratings
• Melania Trump

Sponsors

PDS Debt, Incogni

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Justice, NATO, Truth Social, DHS

Places: Iran, Washington DC, Australia

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