The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show:

-- Tom Steyer, businessman, philanthropist, now running for Governor of California, joins us to discuss the campaign

-- Fox News personalities and conservative commentators attack James Talarico with insults about masculinity, sexuality, and his personal life

-- New GDP and income data undercuts repeated promises from Trump officials that the economy would soon reach explosive 6% growth

-- Trump is overseeing major White House construction projects that have transformed the complex into a spectacle-driven branding operation

-- Prosecutors open a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, in the latest example of Trump using his DOJ as a personal tool for revenge

-- Donald Trump delivers rambling comments and appears confused during a cabinet meeting

-- Gavin Newsom proposes a 100% California tax on payments tied to pardoned January 6 defendants connected to Donald Trump

-- New polling shows Donald Trump performing worse than recent presidents during some of their most difficult political moments

-- On the Bonus Show: Ex-judges want Trump's IRS case reopened, more Americans are going hungry now than during the pandemic, Trump appointees push for a $250 bill with his face on it, and much more....

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(01:32) Republicans are terrified of James Talarico

(09:46) GDP data undercuts Trump's economic claims

(15:19) Trump is tearing up the White House grounds

(24:34) Trump DOJ investigates E. Jean Carroll

(32:41) Trump rambles during cabinet meeting

(45:29) Tom Steyer interview

(1:05:48) Newsom wants to tax Trump's slush fund at 100%

(1:12:48) Trump's approval rating is historically low

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump attacks James Talarico as a vegan and plans rallies for Ken Paxton while Republicans reveal growing fear about holding Texas

-- A Texas Republican voter says Donald Trump controls the Republican Party and refuses to support Ken Paxton in the general election

-- Donald Trump declares “perfect” health after another medical exam, while the White House turns medical updates into a publicity campaign

-- White House social media accounts flood the internet with energetic Trump photos as videos of him appearing asleep spread online

-- Dr. Jonathan Reiner warns that Donald Trump’s repeated daytime sleeping and insomnia could signal serious health concerns

-- Videos show Donald Trump swaying while saluting, fueling debate about age, fatigue, balance issues, or shoe lifts

-- Jessica Tarlov criticizes Donald Trump’s Iran policy on Fox News and leaves the rest of the panel visibly speechless

-- JD Vance stumbles through grammar comments and welfare claims during an awkward public appearance

-- On the Bonus Show: Biden sues DOJ to stop audio release, California's public universities embrace AI, construction begins on the White House UFC cage for Trump's birthday party, and much more...

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(01:24) Paxton defeats Cornyn in Texas Senate runoff

(12:19) Texas Republican turns on Trump

(20:50) Trump claims perfect health another physical

(27:57) Trump social media accounts flood the zone

(35:28) Doctors warns about Trump's lack of sleep

(43:32) Trump struggles to keep his balance

(51:11) Fox News liberal silences the panel

(58:27) JD Vance stumbles through speech

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-- On the Show:

-- Xavier Becerra, former Secretary of Health and Human Services now running for Governor of California, joins us to discuss the campaign

-- Democrats prepare House investigations into Donald Trump focused on Epstein files, alleged family corruption and more if they retake Congress

-- JD Vance is becoming isolated inside Donald Trump’s White House as Marco Rubio gains influence and allies connected to Vance resign

-- Internet conspiracy theories explode after a shooter opens fire near the White House and Secret Service agents return fire

-- Donald Trump returns to Walter Reed for another medical evaluation as questions grow about his overall physical condition

-- Kevin Hassett argues grocery prices are rising because refrigerator regulations close stores, while also claiming higher spending is good

-- Donald Trump posts aggressively on Truth Social overnight in yet another online public political meltdown

-- Donald Trump struggles through a Memorial Day speech, nearly falls asleep during Hegseth's remarks, and claims he took over Venezuela

-- On the Bonus Show: Paxton vs. Cornyn runoff today in Texas, Tulsi Gabbard resigns as DNI, Hasan Piker is subpoenaed after Cuba trip, and much more...

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(08:49) Democrats plan to investigate Trump

(19:56) JD Vance is losing influence

(26:44) Conspiracy theories explode after White House shooting

(36:17) Trump sent to the hospital again

(57:34) Xavier Becerra Interview

(1:06:46) Trump melts down on Truth Social

(1:12:35) Trump delivers Memorial Day speech

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump's rallies revolve around emotional loyalty, repetition, grievance, and identity reinforcement rather than policy and ideology

-- The Democratic National Committee finally releases its 2024 election autopsy, bowing to intense internal pressure for transparency

-- Donald Trump tells reporters he might skip his son's wedding because of Iran and promotes the ballroom with bulletproof walls and a drone port

-- A new Quinnipiac poll shows Donald Trump collapsing on economic approval as Americans blame him for rising prices

-- Donald Trump receives praise and ceremonies from authoritarian leaders abroad but returns without meaningful diplomatic wins

-- The United States increasingly projects military power and nationalist imagery while struggling internally with debt, instability, and rising costs

-- Democratic leaders continue relying on cautious media strategies while Republicans adapt faster to aggressive, unscripted messaging

-- The Friday Feedback segment

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(01:37) A closer look at Trump rallies

(08:16) DNC releases 2024 autopsy

(15:11) Trump might skip his son's wedding

(24:42) Trump's economic approval collapses

(31:18) Trump gets praise from foreign dictators, but no wins

(39:46) America is a fake superpower

(46:51) Democrats haven't learned from 2024

(53:46) Friday Feedback segment

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-- On the Show:

-- Lanny Davis, political operative and attorney, joins us to discuss his new book "Finding the Third Way: Lessons in the Politics of Civility From My Journey Through History"

-- Donald Trump, speaking to reporters, falsely says Barack Obama withdrew from Afghanistan, and claims the United States is “freeing Cuba"

-- CNN analyst Harry Enten reports Donald Trump holds a negative fifty percent approval rating among nonvoters from the 2024 election

-- Acting Surgeon General Stephanie Haridopolos appears on Fox News after Donald Trump withdraws his previous nominee

-- Donald Trump rambles through a Coast Guard commencement speech and bizarrely claims Taiwan “took” the American chip industry

-- Right-wingers defend Trump-aligned political narratives involving Cuba fears, January 6 compensation, and claims of persecution

-- Americans are increasingly relying on credit cards for expenses as debt, delinquencies, housing costs, and financial anxiety rise

-- Senator John Kennedy criticizes Cuba, however his description increasingly resembles fears about Trump-style politics in America

-- On the Bonus Show: Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank dies at 86, officers sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund, Trump says he doesn't need Congress to build his DC arch, and much more...
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(00:00) Start

(01:27) Trump says he's freeing Cuba

(10:47) Trump's approval rating in freefall

(17:04) Trump's finds a new surgeon general

(26:15) Trump speaks to Coast Guard

(31:37) Reactions to Trump's January 6 fund

(42:23) Lanny Davis interview

(1:10:54) Americans are running out of money under Trump

(1:18:23) Senator criticizes Cuba, unwittingly the US too

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