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How Trump Could Break the 2026 Elections

How Trump Could Break the 2026 Elections

The David Frum Show vor 8 Monaten

Stephen Richer on President Trump’s 2020 election denial, standing up to threats, and the Fulton County raid. Plus: Trump’s racist Obama meme and “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.”

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On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” David opens with
his reaction to the racist AI video of Barack and Michelle Obama
that was posted and quickly deleted by President Trump’s Truth
Social account. He argues that when the president engages in this
behavior, it undermines his administration’s other actions that
resemble those of a normal presidency. David is then joined by
Stephen Richer, a former Republican county recorder of Maricopa
County. They discuss Stephen’s experience navigating Trump’s 2020
election denial, standing up to pressure from the president, and
confronting election denialism within his own party. They also
examine the Trump administration’s current activities in Georgia
and how they could set the stage for more election denialism in
2026. Finally, David reflects on Edward Gibbon’s “The History of
the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” as the series marks its
250th anniversary. Though the monumental work remains essential to
understanding the fall of Rome, David explores how Gibbon’s
moralizing of history can lead modern readers to dangerous
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