The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show

-- Pam Bondi erupts during a House hearing, redirects questions about Jeffrey Epstein to stock market numbers, clashes with Ted Lieu, and refuses to engage directly with Democratic members

-- Jim Jordan says protesters cannot enter the Capitol and disrupt Congress, unintentionally describing the criminal conduct of January 6 rioters whom Donald Trump later pardons

-- Donald Trump delivers rambling remarks about wind turbines in China and Europe, praises tariffs as his favorite word, and abruptly ends an event without taking questions after scrutiny of Pam Bondi intensifies

-- Donald Trump accepts a “Champion of Beautiful, Clean Coal” trophy amid exaggerated praise, highlighting how flattery and branding around clean coal substitute for substantive energy policy debate

-- Six House Republicans including Thomas Massie and Brian Fitzpatrick join Democrats in a 219 to 211 vote to end tariffs on Canadian imports, prompting Donald Trump to threaten primary consequences

-- Trump’s central promises on immigration, trade, and the economy are facing broad resistance and failing to deliver the stability he promised

-- Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses the Pam Bondi hearing as a circus while projecting midterm confidence, reinforcing party loyalty messaging as scrutiny and internal pressure grow

-- Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz criticize the Trump administration’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein narratives, signaling potential erosion within culturally influential podcast audiences

-- On the Bonus Show: The House passes new voting rules, free speech lawsuits grow over Charlie Kirk commentary, the US military temporarily closed the El Paso airport, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:21) Pam Bondi Deflects Epstein Questions(09:40) Jim Jordan’s January 6 Irony(16:34) Trump Rambles on Tariffs(22:18) Clean Coal Trophy Moment(30:09) GOP Rebels on Canada Tariffs(34:25) Trump Agenda Facing Resistance(40:46) Mike Johnson Downplays Hearing(48:18) Rogan, Schulz Break with Trump

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-- On the Show

-- Pam Bondi erupts during a House hearing, redirects questions about Jeffrey Epstein to stock market numbers, clashes with Ted Lieu, and refuses to engage directly with Democratic members

-- Jim Jordan says protesters cannot enter the Capitol and disrupt Congress, unintentionally describing the criminal conduct of January 6 rioters whom Donald Trump later pardons

-- Donald Trump delivers rambling remarks about wind turbines in China and Europe, praises tariffs as his favorite word, and abruptly ends an event without taking questions after scrutiny of Pam Bondi intensifies

-- Donald Trump accepts a “Champion of Beautiful, Clean Coal” trophy amid exaggerated praise, highlighting how flattery and branding around clean coal substitute for substantive energy policy debate

-- Six House Republicans including Thomas Massie and Brian Fitzpatrick join Democrats in a 219 to 211 vote to end tariffs on Canadian imports, prompting Donald Trump to threaten primary consequences

-- Trump’s central promises on immigration, trade, and the economy are facing broad resistance and failing to deliver the stability he promised

-- Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses the Pam Bondi hearing as a circus while projecting midterm confidence, reinforcing party loyalty messaging as scrutiny and internal pressure grow

-- Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz criticize the Trump administration’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein narratives, signaling potential erosion within culturally influential podcast audiences

-- On the Bonus Show: The House passes new voting rules, free speech lawsuits grow over Charlie Kirk commentary, the US military temporarily closed the El Paso airport, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:21) Pam Bondi Deflects Epstein Questions(09:40) Jim Jordan’s January 6 Irony(16:34) Trump Rambles on Tariffs(22:18) Clean Coal Trophy Moment(30:09) GOP Rebels on Canada Tariffs(34:25) Trump Agenda Facing Resistance(40:46) Mike Johnson Downplays Hearing(48:18) Rogan, Schulz Break with Trump

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-- On the Show

-- Members of Congress say partially unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files reveal concealed names, very young victims, and possible contradictions involving Donald Trump’s past claims

-- Senator Chris Van Hollen confronts Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Lutnick admits he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island after previously saying he cut ties

-- Karoline Leavitt says the White House is moving on from Jeffrey Epstein questions, defends Howard Lutnick, and declines to rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

-- Donald Trump says he cut hundreds of thousands of jobs, raises tariffs over personal disputes, and claims the economy and affordability are strong

-- Prediction markets assign elevated odds that Donald Trump leaves office early amid political and health uncertainty

-- Jessica Tarlov says Donald Trump faces an Epstein files problem, and Greg Gutfeld pivots to attacking the Clintons instead of addressing the claims

-- A Rasmussen poll shows more voters say Joe Biden did a better job as president than Donald Trump, signaling weakness with independents

-- Megyn Kelly criticizes Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show performance as anti-American, even though Spanish speakers and Puerto Ricans are part of the United States

-- On the Bonus Show: More stories from David’s trip to Portugal, updates on the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, New York officials re-raise the LGBTQ flag at Stonewall after Trump took it down, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:30) Lawmakers Allege Hidden Epstein Details(07:39) Lutnick Admits Epstein Island Visit(19:37) White House Moves On Epstein(26:33) Trump Brags Jobs Tariffs Economy(36:36) Markets Predict Early Trump Exit(43:16) Fox Panel Deflects Epstein Issue(49:56) Poll Shows Biden Rated Higher(56:02) Megyn Kelly Slams Bad Bunny  
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-- On the Show

-- Dr. Mehmet Oz is urging Americans to get vaccinated against measles amid growing outbreaks, a predictable consequence of vaccine skepticism pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the MAHA movement

-- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls to resign after newly released Jeffrey Epstein records contradict his claims about cutting ties with the convicted sex offender

-- Donald Trump rants on Truth Social that he will block a new Canada-U.S. bridge unless the U.S. is compensated, accusing Canada of unfair trade, and even absurdly claiming China would eliminate Canadian hockey

-- Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs that amount to the largest U.S. tax increase since 1993, raising household costs by over $1,000 a year, driving tariffs to their highest levels since 1946, and cutting GDP

-- The Trump administration is drawing a hard line against Democrats’ demand that ICE obtain judicial warrants to enter private property as a government shutdown deadline approaches

-- In secret, the Trump administration dismantles key nuclear safety safeguards to accelerate new reactor construction

-- Amazon’s Ring is deepening its ties to police by partnering with Flock Safety and Axon to let users opt in to sharing doorbell footage directly with ICE and other law enforcement

-- The Justice Department is moving to dismiss Steve Bannon’s Jan. 6 contempt conviction, signaling a broader Trump administration effort to unwind prosecutions of the president’s allies

-- On the Bonus Show: American optimism plummets, more members of Congress leaving office, Trump deregulates environmental protections, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(00:48) Oz warns on measles vaccines(09:13) Lutnick Epstein fallout(18:03) Trump bridge trade rant(25:46) Trump tariffs hit households(33:19) ICE warrants shutdown fight(40:42) Trump deregulates nuclear(47:14) Ring expands police sharing(54:31) DOJ drops Bannon conviction  

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-- On the Show

-- U.S. Olympians Hunter Hess and Chris Lillis publicly criticize Trump administration policies while representing the United States, undercutting the claim that opposing Donald Trump is unpatriotic

-- Donald Trump’s absence from the Super Bowl and the fading visibility of pro-Trump symbolism signal a rapid collapse in MAGA’s cultural relevance

-- Donald Trump repeatedly dodges direct questions, contradicts himself, and appears disengaged during press exchanges, raising concerns about his control and awareness

-- Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt struggles to defend a racist video on Fox News, worsening Republican fears about message discipline ahead of the midterms

-- A longtime Trump voter publicly renounces Donald Trump, highlighting how accountability paired with an offramp can weaken cult-like political loyalty

-- Historical patterns show leaders who centralize power and weaken institutions, including Donald Trump, rarely control how their political stories end

-- Reporting from Trumpworld insiders fuels concern over Donald Trump’s erratic behavior after a racist post, intensifying Republican anxiety before midterms

-- Internal Republican polling shows Senate races tightening as Donald Trump’s presidency becomes a growing liability for GOP control of Congress

-- On the Bonus Show: Right-wing reactions to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, and much more...

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