Timothy Snyder says Trump is weak. Are Democrats strong enough to take advantage?

As the midterms approach, Donald Trump is continuing to make strongman moves: banning reporters from the White House; trying to remake Washington DC’s architecture in his name; putting "Dear leader"-style videos on television. But historian Timothy Snyder tells Kai Wright that what this really is, is a sign of weakness. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast?sub_confirmation=1 And even as the Democrats seemed poised to win the midterms, Snyder argues that the Democrats need to take bold, decisive action if they do win. They have to investigate cases of obvious personal corruption among the people surrounding Trump and try everything they can to get money out of politics. Snyder is the author of On Tyranny and one of the first scholars to warn that the Trump movement presented a threat that looked like fascism. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:38 - Historian Timothy Snyder on Donald Trump's remarks about asking Iran to bomb Los Angeles and San Diego 05:18 - Snyder reacts to Trump's taxpayer-funded ad and explains why he considers it fascist 09:12 - Why the lyrics “Love me” in Trump’s ad are coded as strongman rhetoric 11:27 - Snyder on Trump's restrictions on White House press coverage and how the news media should cover his presidency 14:28 - Snyder on the debate over whether Trump is facist in 2026 18:42 - What Democrats should do if they win power in the midterms 20:33 - Why fighting corruption is just as important as addressing the economy 23:48 - Snyder on the future of MAGA after the midterms 26:30 - Could Donald Trump Jr. or JD Vance succeed Trump? 28:55 - What happens if Democrats lose the midterms? 32:26 - Snyder reflects on his political meditations while in Ukraine 37:47 - Why Snyder believes we need moral language to describe today's politics #midtermelections #DonaldTrump #facism #Democrats #Republicans