President Donald Trump's next move appears likely to send his administration into "complete and utter disarray," and sink the GOP in the process, according to one analyst.
David Pakman, host of the "David Pakman Show" on YouTube, argued in a new reaction video that Trump appears to be underestimating how damaging his rhetoric about the war in Iran has been. For instance, Pakman pointed to a clip from last week where Trump said the negotiations to end the war "didn't matter" because the U.S. had "already won."
Pakman warned Trump that his words could backfire as the November 2026 midterm elections approach.
"What we know from tracking Trump historically over the last number of years, [is that] number one, he only really cares about himself," Pakman said. "And so, you paying higher gas prices or JD Vance failing negotiations, he doesn't care as long as it doesn't affect him directly."
"He may be miscalculating on that," he added. "I think it will affect him directly in the sense of making Republicans lose in November and throwing his final two years of the presidency into complete and utter disarray, which he's not going to like.
But at the end of the day, this is all about how can Trump appear strong and pull out something approximating a victory."