The David Pakman Show

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-- Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor of Economics at MIT and a co-winner of the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, joins us to discuss his new book "What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity"

-- A Postal Service whistleblower warns that Donald Trump's mail voting order could cause millions of Americans to not receive their mail-in ballots

-- John Roberts warns that Donald Trump is likely acting unlawfully by demolishing the White House East Wing to construct a massive ballroom

-- Clinical psychologist John Paul Garrison highlights distinct involuntary arm spasms that Donald Trump displays during recent appearances

-- Donald Trump repeatedly appears to fall asleep and makes rambling statements during an event about his medical cost policies

-- Donald Trump insults conservative residents who oppose local artificial intelligence data center developments by claiming they want to be poor

-- Court documents reveal that Russian influence operations use sleeper groups and meme factories to shape American political opinion

-- On the Bonus Show: Updates from David's trip, and much more...

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(01:18) Trump planning to not send mail-in ballots

(08:47) Chief Justice warns Trump is acting unlawfully

(17:49) Trump appears to be having arm spasms

(24:50) "Trump keeps falling asleep, looks sick"

(36:55) Daron Acemoglu interview

(58:54) Trump insults residents who don't want data centers

(01:06:48) Russia shapes American opinion with meme factories

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump publicly claims that Iran is a completely destroyed failed nation while continuing a six-month military conflict against them

-- Active-duty military personnel are applying for conscientious-objector status in record numbers under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

-- Donald Trump threatens to report NBC journalist Kristen Welker to the FCC for describing his political endorsement record as mixed

-- Donald Trump gives a television interview with host Fox News Trey Gowdy covering the Georgia Senate race, Iran, inflation, and more

-- Donald Trump appears to struggle to stay awake while standing at an official public event, raising questions about his physical stamina

-- The criminal trial of Lindsay Clancy highlights the distinct legal boundaries surrounding severe mental illness and criminal responsibility

-- Donald Trump receives no applause from NASA personnel during a partisan speech and later speaks with astronauts on a landline phone

-- Congressional oversight through subpoena power could expose top Trump administration officials to potential criminality

-- On the Bonus Show: Sean Duffy and Markwayne Mullin promise a "fraud crackdown," Milo Yiannopoulos deported to the UK, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:24) Trump claims Iran is defeated while war continues

(08:49) Military resignations surge over moral concerns

(20:33) Trump demands FCC action against Kristen Welker

(28:14) Trump addresses midterms in Trey Gowdy interview

(39:02) Trump appears to fall asleep while standing

(46:40) Lindsay Clancy tests legal definition of insanity

(56:47) Trump delivers political speech to NASA scientists

(1:03:48) Trump officials face legal risks

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump is framing the midterms around himself, helping Democratic turnout and worrying Republicans who wanted local focus

-- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving without a designated replacement, rotating officials through briefings instead

-- The Trump administration threatens to demolish the Kennedy Center after a court blocked adding Trump’s name to the building

-- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed high beef prices on a Biden war on cattle while withholding import country details

-- White House aide Natalie Harp gained top-level access to Donald Trump while operating over a year without a security clearance

-- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared breathless on TV, comparing Iran sanctions to D-Day and asking Iranian troops to disarm

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Twenty-four hours of madness on Donald Trump's Truth Social page, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:01) Trump wants the midterms to be about him

(07:36) Karoline Leavitt is leaving with no replacement

(16:39) Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center

(23:33) Trump official blames high beef prices on Biden

(31:26) Natalie Harp easily got into Trump's inner circle

(38:39) Scott Bessent compares Iran sanctions to D-Day

(46:13) Friday Feedback segment

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