The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show:

-- Jessica Valenti, bestselling author and creator of the Substack newsletter Abortion, Every Day, joins us to discuss right-wing efforts to restrict reproductive access and why Democrats should run on abortion rights

-- Measles cases reach a 35-year high with thousands hospitalized across the United States under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership

-- Mitch McConnell has been out of public view for five weeks following a hospital admission for a fall, raising demands for proof of his condition

-- Donald Trump delivers a speech in Marietta, Georgia, where he muses about an illegal third presidential term and stumbles over basic words

-- Donald Trump claims four deceased service members supported his war with Iran while receiving their remains at Dover Air Force Base

-- The David Pakman Show has surpassed Fox News and CNN in YouTube view rankings despite political attacks from Trump officials

-- Rep. Tom Emmer declares that the midterms center entirely on Donald Trump while struggling to defend high inflation on Newsmax

-- On the Bonus Show: Troy Jackson leads Susan Collins in a new poll, Nicaragua's president says there will be no more elections, the House proposes an AI "kill switch" bill, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:17) Measles cases hit 35-year high

(08:54) Mitch McConnell has been missing for 5 weeks

(19:06) Trump holds a rally in Georgia

(27:11) Trump says fallen soldiers supported his war

(35:48) Jessica Valenti Substack Live

(53:23) TDPS tops CNN and Fox News on YouTube

(1:00:08) Republican says the midterms are about Trump

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-- On the Show:

-- Pat Ford, producer of The David Pakman Show, fills in for David

-- Donald Trump hosts Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, avoids war timeline questions, and invents the phrase "kill them like they're candy"

-- Steve Scalise cites Olive Garden's promotional pass rules for unlimited pasta to advocate for strict voter identification laws

-- Donald Trump posts to Truth Social about travel to Lebanon while defending Benjamin Netanyahu from arrest warrants

-- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asks Congress for emergency defense funding as military conflict costs exhaust reserves

-- Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham's sister, is running for a full Senate term with an endorsement from Donald Trump

-- Laura Ingraham warns that the war in Iran threatens Republicans' chances in the upcoming midterm elections

-- On the Bonus Show: A MAGA golfer threatens to get Trump involved in a penalty decision, Trump is sitting on a massive midterm war chest, and much more...

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(00:00) Trump avoids Iran war questions

(17:14) Congressman says ID is required to buy pasta

(25:31) Trump's latest social media tirade

(33:26) Hegseth asks for more Iran war money

(40:45) Lindsey Graham's sister wants a full Senate term

(47:18) Laura Ingraham wants Trump out of Iran

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump lays the groundwork for declaring martial law over an election emergency as legal experts explain what powers he actually has

-- Donald Trump's Iran ceasefire collapses as gas prices surge above four dollars and fighting resumes

-- Donald Trump issues a Truth Social military directive that potentially including war crimes

-- Trump administration officials defend deadly immigration raids and rising prices while rejecting responsibility

-- Donald Trump benefits from important stories receiving less attention and misleading narratives spreading online

-- Donald Trump's refusal to ever apologize strengthens his political brand and reinforces an us versus them mentality

-- Democrats face growing pressure to stop extremist activists before they gain greater influence inside the party

-- Donald Trump's escalating attacks on critics raise concerns about the future of independent journalism

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump photo bombs the World Cup trophy ceremony, the Tate brothers are arrested on rape and sex trafficking allegations, and much more...

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(00:00) Trump setting up to declare emergency

(07:56) Gas prices surge as the Iran war continues

(17:52) Trump issues a military directive on Truth Social

(24:15) Trump officials defend his failures

(37:13) The most important stories receive the least attention

(41:03) Why Trump refuses to ever apologize

(45:59) Democratic socialists could take over the party

(53:11) Trump is a threat to independent media

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-- On the Show:

-- Two active-duty Army soldiers die during an expanding conflict with Iran that targets infrastructure and pushes gas prices near four dollars

-- Fox News contrasts Donald Trump claiming big victories in Iran with new military casualties before he leaves for a private club event

-- Iranian state media broadcasts a video mapping motorcade vulnerabilities near Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower

-- Donald Trump empties the Election Assistance Commission while priming supporters to reject the midterm results

-- Congressional Republicans face major political liabilities as Donald Trump shifts his campaign focus toward the expanding Iranian conflict

-- Trump Media launches the Truth API, charging Wall Street trading firms $100,000 monthly for early access to presidential announcements

-- The White House falsely accuses The David Pakman Show of receiving Chinese Communist Party funding

-- The Trump administration plans foreign grants totaling $2 million to counter European Union technology regulations

-- On the Bonus Show: David flies out to California, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:10) More US troops killed in Trump's Iran war

(08:10) Fox News contrasts Trump's claims with reality

(17:03) Iran threatens to assassinate Trump

(23:39) Trump empties election integrity commission

(31:15) Trump dooms congressional Republicans

(38:26) Trump Media launches early access to Trump's posts

(45:15) White House targets David again

(55:02) Trump gets caught sending tax money overseas

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump uses a primetime address to renew claims about the 2020 election and push the SAVE America Act

-- Karoline Leavitt returned to the White House podium and defended the administration's Iran policy before previewing Trump's primetime address

-- Donald Trump and Rep. Keith Self openly discuss targeting power plants, bridges, and civilian infrastructure during military operations

-- Fox News host Laura Ingraham points out that Donald Trump won the ten worst states to live in, but fails to recognize the pattern

-- A report says senior US military leaders quietly worry about Donald Trump's handling of NATO and national security

-- Donald Trump's tariff policy unravels after the government is forced to refund $81 billion to importers

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Hegseth says the military will start testing men for low testosterone, a White House teleprompter operator allegedly made over $100,000 betting on Trump's speeches, Trump is expected to attend the World Cup final on Sunday, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:22) Trump pushes the SAVE Act

(14:29) Karoline Leavitt returns to the podium

(20:03) Trump debunks himself with documents release

(31:44) Trump threatens Iran's civilian infrastructure

(38:44) Laura Ingraham misses the point on worst states

(47:18) Military leaders are worried about Trump

(55:22) Government is forced to refund $81 billion

(1:00:18) Friday Feedback
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