The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show

-- Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and world leader in health policy and bioethics, joins us to discuss his new book "Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life"

-- The Wall Street Journal editorial board calls Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown a moral and political debacle after federal agents kill ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

-- Donald Trump demotes Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino after agents under his leadership kill Alex Pretti, signaling damage control as the administration collapses

-- Conservative figures and Second Amendment defenders publicly question the Trump administration after Alex Pretti is killed while legally armed, exposing fractures inside the MAGA coalition

-- Donald Trump posts a conciliatory Truth Social message about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz while quietly reshuffling personnel, revealing a crisis response

-- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt struggles to defend shifting White House narratives as reporters repeatedly fact check claims about Alex Pretti, Stephen Miller, and the justification for lethal force

-- Kash Patel contradicts himself across multiple interviews on gun rights and protests, creating legal and political confusion as the administration tries to justify the killing of Alex Pretti

-- Megyn Kelly argues that Alex Pretti should have avoided federal agents entirely, effectively endorsing the idea that citizens must stay home to avoid being killed by the state

-- On the Bonus Show: NRA calls for an investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti, House Democrats push impeachment of Kristi Noem, calls grow for a US World Cup boycott, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:15) WSJ slams Trump immigration(06:57) Trump drops Bevino amid crisis(13:03) MAGA allies break ranks(21:11) Trump PR scramble in Minnesota(27:19) Leavitt struggles under scrutiny(38:06) Ezekiel Emanuel interview  (1:02:39) Kash Patel contradicts himself (1:08:06) Megyn Kelly’s shocking take

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-- On the Show

-- Adam James, a licensed physical therapist working in home healthcare and content creator known as “epistemiccrisis,” joins us to discuss the state of Donald Trump's cognitive health

-- The Trump administration escalates federal immigration enforcement as Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen and ICU nurse, is shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis while filming and attempting to help a woman

-- A legally-armed citizen follows pro-gun rhetoric, confronts federal agents during an immigration operation, and is killed by the state that claimed guns protect against tyranny

-- The killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents exposes how state violence is normalized and defended while individual political violence is universally condemned

-- Kash Patel contradicts gun law realities and his own past statements while right-wing figures misrepresent legal firearm carry to justify a federal killing

-- Donald Trump unleashes erratic and conspiratorial social media posts attacking Minnesota officials while defending ICE actions and inventing financial fraud narratives

-- A viral image of severe bruising on Donald Trump’s hand raises renewed concerns about age, medication use, and long-standing secrecy around his health

-- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara publicly condemns federal immigration tactics after multiple shootings, contrasting them with local policing that clearly avoided lethal force

-- On the Bonus Show: A snowstorm pummels much of the US, Trump sues JPMorgan Chase over "debanking," Trump will skip the Super Bowl, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:11) Immigration enforcement escalates response

(07:20) Armed citizen confronts agents(14:35) State violence revealed through killing(20:28) Gun law contradictions exposed(28:59) Trump defends tactics online(35:15) Adam James interview(50:34) Bruising image raises health questions(55:19) Police chief condemns federal tactics  

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-- On the Show

-- Lara Trump and allies aggressively spin Donald Trump's rambling Davos appearance as brilliance to preempt and smother growing public concern about his cognitive decline

-- A reporter exposes Donald Trump's incoherent foreign policy by forcing him to confront contradictions he cannot explain about Vladimir Putin, Greenland, and his so-called peace initiatives

-- A fast-growing measles outbreak driven overwhelmingly by unvaccinated populations highlights the real-world consequences of Donald Trump's long-standing flirtation with anti-vaccine rhetoric

-- Polling shows most Americans feel the country is out of control, but the meaning of that chaos diverges in ways that ultimately reinforce authoritarian politics

-- As Donald Trump escalates tariffs and territorial threats, U.S. allies quietly hedge, sign new trade deals, and build long-term strategies designed to function without American reliability

-- A Fox News guest accidentally concedes that markets would benefit if courts restrained Donald Trump's tariff powers, revealing how unpredictability rather than policy substance drives economic damage

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Sean Hannity says paying Greenlanders $100K each for the territory is a "no-brainer," a Minnesota economic blackout takes place to protest ICE, and much more...
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-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump immigration enforcement detains five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos outside his Minnesota home, exposing how mass deportation policy now targets children instead of violent criminals

-- Donald Trump abruptly abandons threatened tariffs on Europe after markets panic, reinforcing the pattern of reckless bluster followed by retreat that destabilizes global trade

-- Donald Trump fails to explain his Greenland claims as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte publicly contradicts him, revealing the policy was never real

-- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spirals while attempting to praise Donald Trump, offering empty assertions instead of factual defenses

-- The White House denies obvious verbal mistakes by Donald Trump, escalating concern that aides are covering for visible cognitive decline

-- Democratic lawmakers publicly raise alarms about Donald Trump's mental fitness, pushing cognitive decline into mainstream political scrutiny

-- California Governor Gavin Newsom mocks Donald Trump as boring and mentally diminished, striking at his ego and credibility

-- Donald Trump unravels in a friendly interview with Maria Bartiromo, exposing confusion on policy, markets, NATO, and Greenland in real time

-- On the Bonus Show: US has net negative migration for the first time in 50 years, Gavin Newsom denied entry at a Davos event, a jury acquits a former Uvalde school officer, and much more...
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(00:00) Start (01:28) Trump immigration detains child (07:06) Trump tariff threat collapses (12:30) Trump Greenland lie exposed (20:01) Leavitt flails defending Trump (24:40) White House covers Trump gaffes (30:05) Democrats question Trump fitness (36:26) Newsom mocks Trump decline (44:19) Trump unravels on Bartiromo
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-- On the Show

-- Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins us to explain how his administration is pushing back against Donald Trump's authoritarian actions, outline recent policy changes in Maryland, and discuss his political future

-- Donald Trump faces broad public rejection as new polling shows majorities say the country is on the wrong track, his economic claims are not credible, and most Americans view him as dangerous

-- Donald Trump triggers market turmoil by publicly threatening allies, escalating trade wars, and insisting on U.S. control of Greenland

-- Donald Trump shows visible cognitive and physical decline during a rambling press event marked by confusion and erratic responses to questions about policy, violence, and foreign affairs

-- Donald Trump struggles to answer basic questions about governance, foreign hostages, and legislative goals, repeatedly defaulting to trivial anecdotes and statements that reveal confusion about how government functions

-- Donald Trump embarrasses the United States at the World Economic Forum by delivering a low energy, incoherent speech filled with slurring, factual errors, and false claims

-- Stephanie Grisham publicly warns that Donald Trump appears mentally slipping after observing a disjointed and low energy press conference

-- Erick Erickson argues that Donald Trump's Greenland obsession and reckless diplomacy are alienating allies and giving Republicans political permission to distance themselves from Trump

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump made $1.4 billion in his first year back in office, Australia passes stricter gun laws after Bondi massacre, Kyrsten Sinema gets sued over an alleged affair with her bodyguard, and much more...
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(00:00) Start (01:23) Polling shows broad Trump rejection (08:19) Trump rattles markets, threatens allies (13:03) Rambling press event raises concerns (25:49) Trump confused on basic governance (32:56) Incoherent World Economic Forum speech (38:23) Wes Moore interview (53:28) Stephanie Grisham warns of decline (58:38) Erick Erickson criticizes Greenland obsession
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